Sessional pre-school in Farnham, Surrey
Challengers Farnham
1 St. James Avenue, FARNHAM, GU9 9QF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 St. James Avenue, FARNHAM, GU9 9QF · More nurseries in GU9
Stations
- Farnham14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Adams Park Road, Kimbers Lane and East Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Farnham Park3 min walk
- The Falkner Arch and Victoria Garden11 min walk
- Park Ranger's House12 min walk
- Gostrey Meadow12 min walk
- Farnham Park St James Play Area 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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Challengers Farnham is a sessional pre-school at 1 St. James Avenue, FARNHAM, GU9 9QF, in Farnham, Surrey. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Disability Challengers.
Run by Disability Challengers (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers FarnhamThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Toddletown Day Nursery FarnhamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Westchester House Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Curious Explorers Day Care and Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kids Planet FarnhamFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Farnham Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Tootsies Private Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- South Farnham School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- William Cobbett Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Highfield South Farnham School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Folly Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- The Ridgeway School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 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 Challengers Farnham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Challengers Farnham Good at its inspection on 10 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Challengers Farnham take?
Challengers Farnham is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Challengers Farnham?
Challengers Farnham is run by Disability Challengers, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Challengers Farnham?
Farnham is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Challengers Farnham?
You can call 01483 230939 and visit disability-challengers.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY369286 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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