Dorking Nursery School
West Street, Dorking, RH4 1BY
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Harwood-Duffy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 124912
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01306882397
About this school
Dorking Nursery School is a nursery school in Dorking. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dorking Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Dorking 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 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
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
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Wall Nursery School10.9 miles
Nursery · Sutton
-
Purley Nursery School12.3 miles
Nursery · Purley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
The Priory Church of England School0.4 miles
Secondary · Dorking
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other schools in Dorking
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School Primary
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primary
- Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Primary
- The Weald CofE Primary School Primary
- The Ashcombe School Secondary
- The Priory Church of England School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dorking Nursery School teach?
- Dorking Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Dorking.
- Who is the headteacher of Dorking Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Dorking Nursery School is Mrs Donna Harwood-Duffy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dorking Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dorking 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 many pupils are at Dorking Nursery School?
- Dorking Nursery School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Dorking Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Dorking Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dorking Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dorking Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Dorking 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 Dorking 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.