Full-day nursery in Southwick, West Sussex
Church Lane Nursery
St Michael's Church Hall, Brighton, BN42 4GD · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Michael's Church Hall, Brighton, BN42 4GD · More nurseries in BN42
Stations
- Southwick8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Fishersgate24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Spinnals Grove, Church Lane and Rectory Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cross Road Rest Garden6 min walk
- Green Court Garden6 min walk
- Parklands Park11 min walk
- Southwick Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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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Church Lane Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Michael's Church Hall, Brighton, BN42 4GD, in Southwick, West Sussex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Lane NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Southwick Pre-School PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Pickles Preschool (Southwick)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kiddie Capers, FishersgateFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Shoreham Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Creative Minds Preschool - ShorehamSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Shoreham College ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Herons Dale School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.9 miles
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 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 Church Lane Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Church Lane Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Church Lane Nursery take?
Church Lane Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Church Lane Nursery?
Southwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Church Lane Nursery?
You can call 07712 701720.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544322 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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