Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, Brighton, BN2 0GR
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Collings
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 114350
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273658100
About this school
Tarnerland Nursery School is a nursery school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 87 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Tarnerland Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal Spa Nursery School0.2 miles
Nursery · Brighton
-
Boundstone Nursery School8.8 miles
Nursery · Lancing
-
Carlton Hill Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Queen's Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Kings Brighton0.4 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nursery
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School Primary
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primary
- City Academy Whitehawk Primary
- Coldean Primary School Primary
- Coombe Road Primary School Primary
- Downs Infant School Primary
- Downs Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tarnerland Nursery School teach?
- Tarnerland Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Tarnerland Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Tarnerland Nursery School is Mrs Louise Collings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tarnerland Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tarnerland Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tarnerland Nursery School?
- Tarnerland Nursery School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Tarnerland Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Tarnerland Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tarnerland Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tarnerland Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Tarnerland Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Tarnerland Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.