Full-day nursery in Mark Cross, East Sussex
Pennies Mark Cross
Brandywell, Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brandywell, Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ · More nurseries in TN6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Lazy Fox and Garden Centre.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 East Sussex there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Pennies Mark Cross is a full-day nursery at Brandywell, Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ, in Mark Cross, East Sussex. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 1.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennies Mark CrossThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Rotherfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.8 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 Pennies Mark Cross's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pennies Mark Cross Good at its inspection on 7 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pennies Mark Cross take?
Pennies Mark Cross is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Pennies Mark Cross?
Pennies Mark Cross is run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Pennies Mark Cross?
You can call 01892 852187 and visit www.pennies.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498253 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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