Full-day nursery in Whitehawk, Brighton and Hove
Hilltop Nursery
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW · 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 July 1997Reference 130691Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places22 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 2024Food 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
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW · More nurseries in BN2
Buses
28 bus stops within 400 m, including Pankhurst Avenue, General Hospital Rear and General Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- William Clarke Park10 min walk
- Queen's Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Hilltop Nursery is a full-day nursery at Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW, in Whitehawk, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
Run by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- Elm Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- City Academy Whitehawk Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Fairlight Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Coombe Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children ages 5–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Hilltop Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hilltop Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hilltop Nursery take?
Hilltop Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs Hilltop Nursery?
Hilltop Nursery is run by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hilltop Nursery?
London Road (Brighton) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hilltop Nursery?
You can call 01273 696011.
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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 130691 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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