Full-day nursery in Lower Ashtead, Surrey
Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead
Barnes Mead, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BT · 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 September 1994Reference 122554Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Barnes Mead, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BT · More nurseries in KT21
Stations
- Ashtead6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Pond, Woodfield Lane and The Woodman.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashtead Common2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- 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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Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead is a full-day nursery at Barnes Mead, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BT, in Lower Ashtead, Surrey. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Flying Start Day Nurseries (Surrey) Limited.
Run by Flying Start Day Nurseries (Surrey) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Start Day Nursery BarnesmeadThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Downsend AshteadFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Barnett Wood Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Flying Start Day Nursery MoorlandsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| The BurrowSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| West Ashtead NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barnett Wood Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- The Greville Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- West Ashtead Primary Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Little Downsend Leatherhead ages 0–7has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- West Hill School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 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 Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead Outstanding at its inspection on 23 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead take?
Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
Who runs Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead?
Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead is run by Flying Start Day Nurseries (Surrey) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead?
Ashtead is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Flying Start Day Nursery Barnesmead?
You can call 01372 276825 and visit www.flyingstartdaynursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 122554 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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