Sessional pre-school in Crawley Down, West Sussex
The Donkey Field Pre School
Crawley Down C of E Village School, Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA · 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 October 1993Reference 155339Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Crawley Down C of E Village School, Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA · More nurseries in RH10
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Larches Way, Burleigh Close and Tiltwood Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Burleigh Meadows2 min walk
- Hawarden4 min walk
- Crawley Down pond open space8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Burleigh Woods Play Area playground9 min walk
- Hazel Rise Play Area playground10 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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The Donkey Field Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Crawley Down C of E Village School, Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA, in Crawley Down, West Sussex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Copthorne Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Turners Hill Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Felbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 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 Donkey Field Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Donkey Field Pre School Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Donkey Field Pre School take?
The Donkey Field Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 155339 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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