Full-day nursery in Horley, Surrey
Bobtails Preschool
St Francis Church Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
Official records
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Francis Church Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AY · More nurseries in RH6
Stations
- Horley6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Oakwood School, The Kings Head and Avenue Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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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Bobtails Preschool is a full-day nursery at St Francis Church Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AY, in Horley, Surrey. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Bobtails Pre-School Horley CIO.
Run by Bobtails Pre-School Horley CIO (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobtails PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Langshott Ladybirds NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Toad Hall Nursery HorleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Joyful Tots Nursery HorleyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bobtails PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| East Horley Playgroup LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Horley Community PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Langshott Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Horley Infant School Primaryages 4–7 0.3 miles
- Yattendon School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Manorfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Meath Green Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Meath Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Westvale Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bobtails Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bobtails Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 13 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bobtails Preschool take?
Bobtails Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs Bobtails Preschool?
Bobtails Preschool is run by Bobtails Pre-School Horley CIO, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bobtails Preschool?
Horley is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bobtails Preschool?
You can call 01293 775534 and visit www.bobtailspreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491638 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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