Full-day nursery in Shipley Bridge, West Sussex
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool
Ivy Cottage, Balcome Road, Horley, RH6 9SW · 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
Ivy Cottage, Balcome Road, Horley, RH6 9SW · More nurseries in RH6
Stations
- Gatwick Airport21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Burstow Nurseries.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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.
What parents say
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Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Ivy Cottage, Balcome Road, Horley, RH6 9SW, in Shipley Bridge, West Sussex. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited.
Run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited (company), which runs 6 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
- Forge Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- The Gatwick School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Copthorne CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Milton Mount Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.7 miles
- Langshott Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- Oakwood School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.7 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 Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool take?
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is run by Childcare and Learning (Cranbrook) Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
Gatwick Airport is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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.
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330787 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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