Full-day nursery in West Blatchington, Brighton and Hove
Dolphins Pre School
The Pavilion, Nevill Playing Fields, Off Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 1994Reference 130680Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 October 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
The Pavilion, Nevill Playing Fields, Off Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD · More nurseries in BN3
Stations
- Aldrington14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Hove18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Nevill Gardens, Waitrose and Nevill Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hove Park5 min walk
- Three Cornered Copse9 min walk
- Patient garden12 min walk
- Playground10 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 Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 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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Dolphins Pre School is a full-day nursery at The Pavilion, Nevill Playing Fields, Off Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD, in West Blatchington, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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| Dolphins Pre SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Goldstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Hangleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Hove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- West Hove Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.9 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 Dolphins Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dolphins Pre School Outstanding at its inspection on 18 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dolphins Pre School take?
Dolphins Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dolphins Pre School?
Aldrington is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dolphins Pre School?
You can call 01273 500513 and visit www.dolphinspre-school.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 130680 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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