Full-day nursery in St Anne's, East Sussex
The Old School House Montessori Nursery
The Old School House, De Montfort Road, LEWES, BN7 1SP · 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 November 2002Reference EY241373Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 7 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 Old School House, De Montfort Road, LEWES, BN7 1SP · More nurseries in BN7
Stations
- Lewes12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Pelham Arms, The Black Horse and Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bell Lane Recreational Ground6 min walk
- Southover Grange Gardens8 min walk
- Landport Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Nevill Green10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Old School House Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old School House, De Montfort Road, LEWES, BN7 1SP, in St Anne's, East Sussex. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Old School House Nursery (Lewes) Ltd.
Run by The Old School House Nursery (Lewes) Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| The Old School House Montessori NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lewes Old Grammar School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Western Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Southover CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Priory School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 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 Old School House Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old School House Montessori Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 7 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old School House Montessori Nursery take?
The Old School House Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs The Old School House Montessori Nursery?
The Old School House Montessori Nursery is run by The Old School House Nursery (Lewes) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Old School House Montessori Nursery?
Lewes is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old School House Montessori Nursery?
You can call 01273 480492 and visit schoolhousenurseries.com.
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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 EY241373 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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