Full-day nursery in Tangmere, West Sussex
Willowdene Nursery School
1 Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2HW · 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 April 1992Reference 113831Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 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
1 Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2HW · More nurseries in PO20
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tamar Way, Co-op and Nettleton Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Hampton Place playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Willowdene Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 1 Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2HW, in Tangmere, West Sussex. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdene Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| SeasonsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Hopscotch Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Chichester Nursery School, Children and Family CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tangmere Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Westbourne House School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- The March CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 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 Willowdene Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willowdene Nursery School Good at its inspection on 26 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willowdene Nursery School take?
Willowdene Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
How do I contact Willowdene Nursery School?
You can call 01243 530720 and visit www.willowdenenursery.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 113831 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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