Full-day nursery in Southwater, West Sussex
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery
Easteds Barn, Easteds Lane, Southwater, RH13 9DP · 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 July 2019Reference 2545390Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Easteds Barn, Easteds Lane, Southwater, RH13 9DP · More nurseries in RH13
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Easteds Lane, Camelot Close and Cripplegate Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Public Playing Field7 min walk
- Southwater Country Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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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Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery is a full-day nursery at Easteds Barn, Easteds Lane, Southwater, RH13 9DP, in Southwater, West Sussex. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Barn Owls Ltd.
Run by Little Barn Owls Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Barn Owls Forest School NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Catkins NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castlewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Southwater Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Southwater Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 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 Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 28 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery take?
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery?
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery is run by Little Barn Owls Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery?
You can call 01403 731690 and visit www.littlebarnowls.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2545390 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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