Sessional pre-school in West Worthing, West Sussex
Young Explorers - Goring
St. Laurence Church Hall, Sea Place, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4BY · 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 2017Reference EY548418Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 2024Food 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
St. Laurence Church Hall, Sea Place, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4BY · More nurseries in BN12
Stations
- Durrington-on-Sea15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- West Worthing22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Yacht Club, Smugglers Walk and Phrosso Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Marine Gardens11 min walk
- Waterwise Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Young Explorers - Goring is a sessional pre-school at St. Laurence Church Hall, Sea Place, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4BY, in West Worthing, West Sussex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Orchards Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.9 miles
- Orchards Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Palatine Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Heene CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected April 2022 1.3 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 Young Explorers - Goring's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Young Explorers - Goring Good at its inspection on 11 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Young Explorers - Goring take?
Young Explorers - Goring is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Young Explorers - Goring?
Durrington-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Young Explorers - Goring?
You can call 07747 484708 and visit youngexplorers-goring.co.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 EY548418 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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