Full-day nursery in Lower Ashtead, Surrey
Little Downsend Ashtead
Downsend School Pre Prep Ashstead, 22 Oakfield Road, Ashtead, KT21 2RE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2023Reference 2757977Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 January 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Downsend School Pre Prep Ashstead, 22 Oakfield Road, Ashtead, KT21 2RE · More nurseries in KT21
Stations
- Ashtead8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Woodman, Pond and Woodfield Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashtead Common3 min walk
- Playground4 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.
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Little Downsend Ashtead is a full-day nursery at Downsend School Pre Prep Ashstead, 22 Oakfield Road, Ashtead, KT21 2RE, in Lower Ashtead, Surrey. It is registered for 65 children. Its Ofsted report card (January 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It is run by Cognita Schools Limited.
Run by Cognita Schools Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Downsend AshteadThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| West Ashtead NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The BurrowSessional pre-school | Good | 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 0.1 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 0.6 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 0.7 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Little Downsend Leatherhead ages 0–7has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- West Hill School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.2 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 Little Downsend Ashtead's Ofsted rating?
Little Downsend Ashtead was inspected on 15 January 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Little Downsend Ashtead take?
Little Downsend Ashtead is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Downsend Ashtead?
Little Downsend Ashtead is run by Cognita Schools Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Downsend Ashtead?
Ashtead is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Downsend Ashtead?
You can call 01372 385439 and visit www.downsend.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2757977 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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