Sessional pre-school in South Merstham, Surrey
Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School
Merstham Community Hub, 2a-2b Portland Drive, Merstham, RH1 3HY · 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 February 2018Reference EY557339Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 February 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
Merstham Community Hub, 2a-2b Portland Drive, Merstham, RH1 3HY · More nurseries in RH1
Stations
- Merstham9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Portland Drive East, Portland Drive Flats and Worsted Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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.
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Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Merstham Community Hub, 2a-2b Portland Drive, Merstham, RH1 3HY, in South Merstham, Surrey. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by YMCA East Surrey.
Run by YMCA East Surrey (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Furzefield Primary Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Merstham Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Aurora Chaldon School ages 5–19 0.9 miles
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School All-throughages 7–18Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- The Hawthorns School ages 0–13has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 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 Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School Good at its inspection on 13 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School take?
Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School?
Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School is run by YMCA East Surrey, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School?
Merstham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ymca Merstham Extended Pre School?
You can call 01737 643108 and visit www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk.
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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.
- © 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY557339 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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