Sessional pre-school in Bewbush, West Sussex
The Barn Pre-School
The Barn Church, Francis Edwards Way, Crawley, RH11 8GH · 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Barn Church, Francis Edwards Way, Crawley, RH11 8GH · More nurseries in RH11
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Francis Edwards Way, Redditch Close and Sullivan Drive West.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bewbush Green Playing Field8 min walk
- Ifield Mill Pond11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
What parents say
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The Barn Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Barn Church, Francis Edwards Way, Crawley, RH11 8GH, in Bewbush, West Sussex. It is registered for 21 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- The Bewbush Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Waterfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Gossops Green Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Seymour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Cottesmore School ages 4–13 1.0 miles
- The Mill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.4 miles
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.4 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 The Barn Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Barn Pre-School Good at its inspection on 13 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Barn Pre-School take?
The Barn Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 21 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Barn Pre-School?
Ifield is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY563564 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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