Full-day nursery in Colgate, West Sussex
Colgate Pre-School
Colgate Memorial Hall, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS · 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 February 1992Reference 113443Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 2025Food 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
Colgate Memorial Hall, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS · More nurseries in RH13
Nearest stations and parks
- Faygate39 min walk · 1.6 miles
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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Colgate Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Colgate Memorial Hall, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS, in Colgate, West Sussex. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Colgate Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Colgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Cottesmore School ages 4–13 1.1 miles
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.5 miles
- The Bewbush Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.8 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 Colgate Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Colgate Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Colgate Pre-School take?
Colgate Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Colgate Pre-School?
Faygate is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 113443 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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