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Local authority nursery school · Surrey

Dorking Nursery School

  • 2–5Ages
  • 94Pupils
  • NurseryPhase
  • 124912URN

West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BY · School website

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 25 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 14 April 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
  2. 4 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
URN · DfE number
124912 · 936/1004
Free school meals
7.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BY
Local authority
Surrey · Mole Valley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources