Full-day nursery in Ash Vale, Surrey
Cherryvale Nursery
Frimley Road, Ash Vale, GU12 5NZ · 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 May 1998Reference 119980Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places131 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 June 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
Frimley Road, Ash Vale, GU12 5NZ · More nurseries in GU12
Stations
- Ash Vale6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- North Camp10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Carrington Lane, Warwick Road and Ash Vale Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Carrington Rec playground4 min walk
- Playground9 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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Cherryvale Nursery is a full-day nursery at Frimley Road, Ash Vale, GU12 5NZ, in Ash Vale, Surrey. It is registered for 131 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 16 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Cherry Childcare Limited.
Run by Cherry Childcare Limited (company), which runs 8 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
- Holly Lodge Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- South Farnborough Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- South Farnborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Marlborough Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Napier School ages 5–11 1.2 miles
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Shawfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 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 Cherryvale Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cherryvale Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cherryvale Nursery take?
Cherryvale Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 131 children at any one time.
Who runs Cherryvale Nursery?
Cherryvale Nursery is run by Cherry Childcare Limited, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cherryvale Nursery?
Ash Vale is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cherryvale Nursery?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit familyfirstnurseries.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 119980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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