Full-day nursery in Old Shoreham, West Sussex
Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School
5 Coombes Road, Lancing, BN15 0RJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 Coombes Road, Lancing, BN15 0RJ · More nurseries in BN15
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Coombes Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- New Monks Farm Country Park7 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.
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Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School is a full-day nursery at 5 Coombes Road, Lancing, BN15 0RJ, in Old Shoreham, West Sussex. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Horizons Shoreham-by-sea Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swiss Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- North Lancing Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Buckingham Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Seaside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- The Globe Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.6 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 Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School Good at its inspection on 6 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School take?
Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School?
Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School?
You can call 01273 465900 and visit www.lancingcollege.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2670743 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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