Full-day nursery in Hook, Kingston upon Thames
Castle Tots
Castle Hill Primary School, Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Kingston upon Thames that publish fees charge £72–£104.25 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Castle Hill Primary School, Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE · More nurseries in KT9
Stations
- Chessington North6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Chessington South19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Rise, Melford Close and Chessington North Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Childrens Playground11 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Kingston upon Thames there are about 2.9 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.
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Castle Tots is a full-day nursery at Castle Hill Primary School, Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE, in Hook, Kingston upon Thames. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle TotsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Playtime Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | £71.50 | 07:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Toad Hall Nursery ChessingtonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 3 mo | 0.3 miles |
| Miracle Gardens NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £80 | 08:00–18:00 | 1–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Hook Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Acorn to Oak Nursery and Preschool LtdFull-day nursery | Good | £83 | 07:30–18:00 | up to 5 yrs | 0.7 miles |
| Advantage Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Hook5
- All nurseries in Kingston upon Thames50
- All nurseries in KT98
- Nurseries near Chessington North station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2022 0.5 miles
- Ellingham Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Lovelace Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Shrewsbury House School ages 4–14 1.1 miles
- Tolworth Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 1.2 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 Castle Tots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Tots Good at its inspection on 23 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Tots take?
Castle Tots is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Castle Tots?
Chessington North is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548402 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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