Sessional pre-school in Cranleigh, Surrey
The Acorn Nursery School
Acorn Nursery School, Church Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 8AR · 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 1994Reference 119925Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places109 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 October 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Acorn Nursery School, Church Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 8AR · More nurseries in GU6
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Cranleigh Hospital, Parsonage Road and St Nicholas Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Knowle Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Snoxhall Play Park playground7 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 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.
What parents say
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The Acorn Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at Acorn Nursery School, Church Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 8AR, in Cranleigh, Surrey. It is registered for 109 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acorn Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Park Mead Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Cranleigh School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Specialist Trust ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Glebelands School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 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 The Acorn Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Acorn Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 22 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Acorn Nursery School take?
The Acorn Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 109 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Acorn Nursery School?
You can visit www.theacornnurseryschool.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 119925 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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