Full-day nursery in Guildford, Surrey
Castle Nursery and Preschool
Old School Close, Off Markenfield Road, GUILDFORD, GU1 4QJ · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2005Reference EY305509Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Old School Close, Off Markenfield Road, GUILDFORD, GU1 4QJ · More nurseries in GU1
Stations
- London Road (Guildford)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Guildford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Queen's Road, Cricket Ground and Guildford College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Recreation Road Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Stoke Park4 min walk
- Foxenden Quarry5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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Castle Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Old School Close, Off Markenfield Road, GUILDFORD, GU1 4QJ, in Guildford, Surrey. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd..
Run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd. (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.2 miles
- Guildford High School ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Royal Grammar School Guildford ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Castle Garden School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Pewley Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Tormead School ages 4–18 0.7 miles
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Weyfield Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 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 Castle Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 8 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nursery and Preschool take?
Castle Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nursery and Preschool?
Castle Nursery and Preschool is run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd., which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Nursery and Preschool?
London Road (Guildford) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Castle Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01483 458877 and visit castledaycare.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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 EY305509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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