# Home By The Sea Home By The Sea is a full-day nursery at 56 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FL, in Aldrington, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/home-by-the-sea-ey233920 Last checked 30 June 2026. ## At a glance - Type: Full-day nursery - Address: 56 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FL - Registered places: 44 - Ofsted URN: EY233920 ## Ofsted and official records Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. - Quality of education: Good - Behaviour and attitudes: Good - Personal development: Good - Leadership and management: Good Safeguarding effective. Report: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY233920 Official records: - Ofsted registration: Registered since October 2002 (Reference EY233920). Source: Ofsted, checked 30 June 2026 (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY233920) - Inspections on record: 1 inspection (latest 25 June 2025). Source: Ofsted, checked 30 June 2026 (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY233920) - Registered places: 44 places (the most children it may care for at once). Source: Ofsted, checked 30 June 2026 (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY233920) - Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good) (inspected 16 October 2025). Source: Food Standards Agency, checked 13 November 2026 (https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/206887) ## Fees Fees, hours and ages: not published yet. ## Hours and ages Opening hours and ages: not published yet. ## Getting there Address: 56 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FL Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.829772,-0.186521 - Station: Aldrington, 0.5 miles - Station: Hove, 0.8 miles - Station: Portslade, 0.9 miles - 4 bus stops within 400 m - Park: Museum Gardens, 0.2 miles - Park: Hove Beach Park, 0.3 miles - Park: Davis Park, 0.3 miles - Park: Stoneham Park, 0.3 miles - Playground: Playground, 0.3 miles - Playground: Wish Park, 0.3 miles NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. ## Places and next steps Spaces: not published yet. 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. Source: ONS Census 2021. When to apply: https://toddly.co.uk/when-to-apply-for-nursery ## Ratings ## Nearby schools Distances are in a straight line. | School | Phase | Ages | Ofsted | Nursery class | Distance | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | St Christopher's School | | 4–13 | | | 0.1 miles | | Hove Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding (June 2025) | | 0.4 miles | | West Hove Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding (November 2024) | | 0.4 miles | | St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | Standards maintained (November 2024) | | 0.5 miles | | Goldstone Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | School remains Good (July 2023) | yes | 0.9 miles | | The Montessori Place | | 1–18 | | yes | 1.0 miles | | Aldrington CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | Report card (January 2026) | | 1.1 miles | | Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Primary | 4–11 | Report card (March 2026) | | 1.1 miles | ## Nearby nurseries | Nursery | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Distance | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Bright Horizons New Church Road, Hove Day Nursery and Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bright-horizons-new-church-road-hove-day-nursery-and-preschool-ey494567) | Good | | | under 0.1 miles | | [Shoresh](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/shoresh-2746486) | Report card Mar 2026 | | | 0.2 miles | | [Young Sussex Nursery (Hove)](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/young-sussex-nursery-hove-2545706) | Good | | | 0.3 miles | | [Pumpkin Patch Nursery Church Road Hove](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/pumpkin-patch-nursery-church-road-hove-2844276) | | | | 0.3 miles | | [Hopscotch Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/hopscotch-nursery-ey455746) | Good | | | 0.3 miles | | [Apple Tree Montessori Nursery School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/apple-tree-montessori-nursery-school-2635566) | Good | | | 0.4 miles | ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Home By The Sea's Ofsted rating? Ofsted rated Home By The Sea Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. ### How many children can Home By The Sea take? Home By The Sea is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time. ### What is the nearest station to Home By The Sea? Aldrington is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line. ## Sources - Registration and inspections: Ofsted, as of 30 June 2026 (https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY233920) - Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools, as of 4 November 2026 (https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/) Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.