Sessional pre-school in Angmering, West Sussex
William Older Playgroup
Arundel Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4LP · 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 July 1992Reference 113829Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 July 2017Food 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
Arundel Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4LP · More nurseries in BN16
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Shardeloes Road, Chantryfield Road and Meadowside.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fletchers Field11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Aubrey Fletcher Playground11 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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William Older Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Arundel Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4LP, in Angmering, West Sussex. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Older PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Jack and Ella's Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Angmering Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Beech Tree ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Little StarsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Happy Days Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Activ8 Nursery East PrestonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.6 miles
- East Preston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.6 miles
- East Preston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.6 miles
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 1.8 miles
- The Angmering School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 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 William Older Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated William Older Playgroup Good at its inspection on 1 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can William Older Playgroup take?
William Older Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to William Older Playgroup?
Angmering is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact William Older Playgroup?
You can call 01903 771025 and visit www.williamolderplaygroup.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
- 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 113829 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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