The Acorns Nursery and Forest School
Latest Ofsted grade for The Acorns Nursery and Forest School in West Sussex, West Sussex: Strong Standard. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN 113349 on Ofsted Insights.
Provider details
| Name | The Acorns Nursery and Forest School |
|---|---|
| URN | 113349 |
| Provider type | Childcare on Domestic Premises |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Town | West Sussex |
| Registered | 14 October 1992 |
| Registration status | Active |
Latest inspection
| Inspection date | 12 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Report published | 20 April 2026 |
| Framework | Renewed EIF 2025 |
| Headline measure (lowest graded area) | Strong Standard |
| Curriculum & Teaching | Strong Standard |
| Achievement | Strong Standard |
| Inclusion | Strong Standard |
| Leadership & Governance | Strong Standard |
| Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines | Strong Standard |
| Children's Welfare & Wellbeing | Strong Standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.
Ofsted reports
Previous inspections
- 12 March 2025 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
- 24 May 2019 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
- 25 April 2013 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
- 17 February 2011 — Pre-2025 — Outstanding (report PDF)
- 19 January 2004 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
Data refreshed from Ofsted on 25 April 2026.