Full-day nursery in Rye, East Sussex
Ferry Road Nursery
Ferry Road, Rye, TN31 7DN · 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 March 2002Reference EY221699Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 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
Ferry Road, Rye, TN31 7DN · More nurseries in TN31
Stations
- Rye3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Wish Street, The Deals and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Salts7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- The Fair Salts Play Area playground8 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Ferry Road Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ferry Road, Rye, TN31 7DN, in Rye, East Sussex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rye Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.5 miles
- Rye College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 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 Ferry Road Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ferry Road Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ferry Road Nursery take?
Ferry Road Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ferry Road Nursery?
Rye is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ferry Road Nursery?
You can call 01797 226992.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY221699 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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