Full-day nursery in Hampden Park, East Sussex
The Meadows Nursery School
9 BRAND ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PX · 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 1989Reference 511254Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 February 2025Food 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
9 BRAND ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PX · More nurseries in BN22
Stations
- Hampden Park (Sussex)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Brodrick Close, Brassey Parade and Freeman Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hampden Park4 min walk
- Hampden Park Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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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The Meadows Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 9 BRAND ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PX, in Hampden Park, East Sussex. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Places For Children Limited.
Run by Places For Children Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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| The Meadows Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Meadows Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkland Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Parkland Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- Summerdown School ages 3–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Shinewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Ocklynge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Stafford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 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 Meadows Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Meadows Nursery School Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Meadows Nursery School take?
The Meadows Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs The Meadows Nursery School?
The Meadows Nursery School is run by Places For Children Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Meadows Nursery School?
Hampden Park (Sussex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Meadows Nursery School?
You can call 01323 500061 and visit www.meadowsnurseries.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511254 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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