Full-day nursery in Burstow, Surrey
Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool
Acorn Cottage, Antlands Lane, Shipley Bridge, HORLEY, RH6 9TE · 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
Acorn Cottage, Antlands Lane, Shipley Bridge, HORLEY, RH6 9TE · More nurseries in RH6
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Shipley Bridge Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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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Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Acorn Cottage, Antlands Lane, Shipley Bridge, HORLEY, RH6 9TE, in Burstow, Surrey. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.4 from 5 reviews (October 2026). 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
- Copthorne CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Forge Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- The Gatwick School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Copthorne Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.7 miles
- Burstow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 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 Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 14 April 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 50 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, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cranbrook Independent Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01293 785215 and visit www.cranbrooknursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330799 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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