Sessional pre-school in Blackness, East Sussex
St Mary's Nursery School
Queen's Road, Crowborough, TN6 2LB · 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 September 2001Reference 109512Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 December 2022Food 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
Queen's Road, Crowborough, TN6 2LB · More nurseries in TN6
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel Green, Sir Henry Fermor School and The Martlets.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wolfe Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 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 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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St Mary's Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at Queen's Road, Crowborough, TN6 2LB, in Blackness, East Sussex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 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
- St Marys Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.1 miles
- Ashdown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Acre Wood Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Inadequate; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Jarvis Brook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Beacon Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.2 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 St Mary's Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Mary's Nursery School Good at its inspection on 19 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Mary's Nursery School take?
St Mary's Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Mary's Nursery School?
Crowborough is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Mary's Nursery School?
You can call 01892 611721 and visit www.stmarysnurseryschool.org.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.
- © 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 109512 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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