Full-day nursery in Guildford, Surrey
Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School
35 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP · 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 May 2022Reference 2688814Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 March 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
35 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP · More nurseries in GU1
Stations
- London Road (Guildford)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Upper Edgeborough Road, Albury Road North and Waterden Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St. Catherine's Park2 min walk
- Merrow Downs12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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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Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 35 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP, in Guildford, Surrey. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 17 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
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Pewley Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Tormead School ages 4–18 0.5 miles
- Guildford High School ages 4–19 0.5 miles
- Royal Grammar School Guildford ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Castle Garden School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Sandfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 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 Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School?
Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 17 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School?
London Road (Guildford) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit familyfirstnurseries.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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2688814 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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