Full-day nursery in Roffey, West Sussex
Playmates Pre-School
The Institute Hall, Crawley Road, Horsham, RH12 4ET · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 1992Reference 155340Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 September 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Institute Hall, Crawley Road, Horsham, RH12 4ET · More nurseries in RH12
Stations
- Littlehaven14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Leith View Road, Crawley Road and The Star.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Playmates Pre-School is a full-day nursery at The Institute Hall, Crawley Road, Horsham, RH12 4ET, in Roffey, West Sussex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Leechpool Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Kingslea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Horsham Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- North Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.0 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 Playmates Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playmates Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playmates Pre-School take?
Playmates Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playmates Pre-School?
Littlehaven is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playmates Pre-School?
You can call 07507 355099 and visit www.playmatespreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 155340 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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