Sessional pre-school in West Dean, West Sussex
West Dean Pre-School Nursery
West Dean C of E Primary School, West Dean, CHICHESTER, PO18 0RJ · 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 March 1991Reference 113822Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 January 2023Food 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
West Dean C of E Primary School, West Dean, CHICHESTER, PO18 0RJ · More nurseries in PO18
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Selsey Arms.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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West Dean Pre-School Nursery is a sessional pre-school at West Dean C of E Primary School, West Dean, CHICHESTER, PO18 0RJ, in West Dean, West Sussex. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Dean CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Singleton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.5 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 West Dean Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated West Dean Pre-School Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can West Dean Pre-School Nursery take?
West Dean Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 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.
- 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 113822 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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