Sessional pre-school in Steyning, West Sussex
Southdown Nursery
Gervays Hall, Jarvis Lane, Steyning, BN44 3GL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 2000Reference 113701Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gervays Hall, Jarvis Lane, Steyning, BN44 3GL · More nurseries in BN44
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Street and Goring Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clays Field4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- South Ash Play Area playground12 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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Southdown Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Gervays Hall, Jarvis Lane, Steyning, BN44 3GL, in Steyning, West Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southdown NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Noahs Ark Childrens Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.5 miles |
| Bright Horizons Old Shoreham Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Steyning CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Upper Beeding Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Steyning Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 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 Southdown Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southdown Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 4 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southdown Nursery take?
Southdown Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Southdown Nursery?
You can call 01903 814581 and visit www.southdownnursery.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 113701 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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