Sessional pre-school in Southwater North, West Sussex
Bluecoat Nursery
Bluecoat Nursery, Christs Hospital, Horsham, RH13 0LJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bluecoat Nursery, Christs Hospital, Horsham, RH13 0LJ · More nurseries in RH13
Stations
- Christs Hospital11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including King Edward Close and Infirmary Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In West Sussex there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bluecoat Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Bluecoat Nursery, Christs Hospital, Horsham, RH13 0LJ, in Southwater North, West Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluecoat NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Southwater Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Southwater Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Southwater Village Hall Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Kookaburra PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Catkins NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Bright Horizons Horsham Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southwater Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Southwater Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Castlewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 miles
- Arunside School, Horsham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- Barns Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Muntham House School ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.6 miles
- Shelley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bluecoat Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bluecoat Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bluecoat Nursery take?
Bluecoat Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bluecoat Nursery?
Christs Hospital is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bluecoat Nursery?
You can call 01403 247446 and visit www.bluecoatsports.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY554587 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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