What Ofsted grade does Downside Nursery have?

Downside Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 9 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Downside Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Downside Nursery for 37 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cobham has 56.

How much does Downside Nursery cost?

Downside Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Downside Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Downside Nursery how it offers them.

When was Downside Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Downside Nursery on 9 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Downside Nursery?

Nearby in KT11: Outdoor Owls Cobham, N Family Club Cobham, The Butterfly Patch.

Downside Nursery

Day nursery in Cobham, KT11. Part of the Surrey council area.

The Old School Room, Downside Road, Downside, Cobham, KT11 3NA

37 places

1986 registered with Ofsted

4 of 10 in our Cobham ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 9 June 2025

Ofsted grades for Downside Nursery, inspection of 9 June 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Downside Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Downside Nursery against Cobham

	Downside Nursery	Cobham average
Places	37	56
Ofsted outcome	Good	70% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Downside Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Downside Nursery have?: Downside Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 9 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Downside Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Downside Nursery for 37 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cobham has 56.
How much does Downside Nursery cost?: Downside Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Downside Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Downside Nursery how it offers them.
When was Downside Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Downside Nursery on 9 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Downside Nursery?: Nearby in KT11: Outdoor Owls Cobham, N Family Club Cobham, The Butterfly Patch.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.