Full-day nursery in Tongham, Surrey
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash
Manor Road, Aldershot, GU12 6QH · 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 October 2017Reference EY554024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 April 2025Food 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
Manor Road, Aldershot, GU12 6QH · More nurseries in GU12
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Elm Lane, Phillips Close and Manor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rowan Field11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Minleys Close Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash is a full-day nursery at Manor Road, Aldershot, GU12 6QH, in Tongham, Surrey. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 25 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
- St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–8has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Walsh CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Walsh CofE Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Alderwood School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Shawfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.1 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 Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash Outstanding at its inspection on 29 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash take?
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash?
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited, which runs 25 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash?
Ash is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash?
You can call 01252 405544 and visit friendsforestash.com.
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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.
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- 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 EY554024 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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