Southwater, West Sussex · RH13 9DP
Inspected by Ofsted on 2 April 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Practice in this area is a notable strength, well beyond the expected standard.
Practice in this area is a notable strength, well beyond the expected standard.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Practice in this area is a notable strength, well beyond the expected standard.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Southwater, West Sussex · RH13 9DP. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery in Southwater, West Sussex was last inspected on 2 April 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Exceptional; achievement — Exceptional; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Exceptional. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery is registered for up to 52 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Little Barn Owls Forest School Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 22 July 2019. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2545390.