Sessional pre-school in Carshalton on the Hill, Sutton
Rainbows Montessori Pre-School
Church of Good Shepherd, Church Hall, Queen Marys Avenue, CARSHALTON, SM5 4NP · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Sutton that publish fees charge £80–£118.34 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Church of Good Shepherd, Church Hall, Queen Marys Avenue, CARSHALTON, SM5 4NP · More nurseries in SM5
Stations
- Carshalton Beeches8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Wallington22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Queen Mary's Ave/Gaynesford Rd, Crichton Road and Stanley Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanley Park7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Sutton there are about 3.6 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.
What parents say
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Rainbows Montessori Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Church of Good Shepherd, Church Hall, Queen Marys Avenue, CARSHALTON, SM5 4NP, in Carshalton on the Hill, Sutton. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbows Montessori Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tilly's Preschool LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Oak Tree Pre-School NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 1–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at CarshaltonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Holmwood Preschool WallingtonSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 09:15–12:15 | 2–4 yrs | 0.7 miles |
| Bright Horizons Carshalton Day Nursery And PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.7 miles |
| Ruskin Road Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Carshalton on the Hill4
- All nurseries in Sutton73
- All nurseries in SM518
- Nurseries near Carshalton Beeches station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stanley Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Stanley Park Infants School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Wood Field Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Seaton House School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Devonshire Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 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 Rainbows Montessori Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbows Montessori Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbows Montessori Pre-School take?
Rainbows Montessori Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbows Montessori Pre-School?
Carshalton Beeches is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbows Montessori Pre-School?
You can call 07511 375331.
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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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2500397 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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