Sessional pre-school in Bushy Hill, Surrey
St John's Pre-school, Merrow
222 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU4 7AA · 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
222 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU4 7AA · More nurseries in GU4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Merrow Park and Ride, Church and Partridge Way.
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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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.
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St John's Pre-school, Merrow is a sessional pre-school at 222 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU4 7AA, in Bushy Hill, Surrey. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Pre-school, MerrowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Merrow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Boxgrove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primaryages 5–10Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Tormead School ages 4–18 1.4 miles
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
- Burpham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.6 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 St John's Pre-school, Merrow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Pre-school, Merrow Good at its inspection on 23 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Pre-school, Merrow take?
St John's Pre-school, Merrow is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's Pre-school, Merrow?
Clandon is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St John's Pre-school, Merrow?
You can call 01483 454625 and visit saintjohnspreschool.org.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY246627 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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