Full-day nursery in Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove
Charley Barley's Nursery
120 Stanford Avenue, BRIGHTON, BN1 6FE · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
120 Stanford Avenue, BRIGHTON, BN1 6FE · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- London Road (Brighton)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Moulsecoomb19 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Preston Park23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Fiveways, Edburton Avenue and Semley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blakers Park3 min walk
- Hollingbury Park8 min walk
- Preston Park11 min walk
- Saunders Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 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 Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 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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Charley Barley's Nursery is a full-day nursery at 120 Stanford Avenue, BRIGHTON, BN1 6FE, in Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Downs Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Downs Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.3 miles
- Balfour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Central Hub Brighton ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Hertford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Fairlight Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 Charley Barley's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Charley Barley's Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 28 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Charley Barley's Nursery take?
Charley Barley's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Charley Barley's Nursery?
London Road (Brighton) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Charley Barley's Nursery?
You can call 01273 958750 and visit www.charleybarleys.co.uk.
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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 EY500429 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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