Sessional pre-school in Holmwood Corner, Surrey
The St Mary's Pre-School
The Parish Room, Betchetts Green Road, South Holmwood, Dorking, RH5 4JX · 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.
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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 Parish Room, Betchetts Green Road, South Holmwood, Dorking, RH5 4JX · More nurseries in RH5
Stations
- Holmwood15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including War Memorial and Old School Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 St Mary's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Parish Room, Betchetts Green Road, South Holmwood, Dorking, RH5 4JX, in Holmwood Corner, Surrey. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The St Mary's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Dorking Westcott RoadFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Bright Horizons Dorking Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Leigh Lollipops NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Weald CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.9 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 St Mary's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The St Mary's Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 3 December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The St Mary's Pre-School take?
The St Mary's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The St Mary's Pre-School?
Holmwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The St Mary's Pre-School?
You can call 01306 740135 and visit southholmwoodpreschool.org.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
- 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 EY558484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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