Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley

13 Woodcote Lane, Purley CR8 3HB
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9.9 24 Reviews
  • Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley, Purley
The Cumnor House School Nursery in Purley is situated within the tree-lined, gated community of the Webb Estate, a residential conservation site. As part of Cumnor House School, which offers a rich and diverse curriculum for boys and girls aged 2 to 13 years, this co-educational nursery is one of two Cumnor House nurseries, providing an engaging, interactive, and collaborative environment – where your child’s educational journey begins.

Open during term time to align with school hours, the nursery provides a safe space for children aged 2-4 years to learn about themselves and the world around them. Children are encouraged to engage with a range of learning opportunities and challenges through play, ensuring that all children thrive. Balancing high academic standards within a playful environment, the nursery prepares children for academic success while focusing on future-oriented learning, equipping even the youngest learners with essential skills.

The nursery is situated in a wonderful open location that enables children to benefit from their own dedicated outdoor play area, specific eating area and nature garden. Inside the classroom, children have access to a reading area, educational devices, games and resources that aid mathematical thinking and reasoning skills, and a wide variety of creative resources.        

Book and attend a Toddler Group session, held every Monday morning from 9-10am, tailored for children aged 18 months to 4 years. These sessions allow parents and children to experience the nursery in action and meet the staff. Children can engage in a morning filled with activities while parents gain valuable insights into the nursery and settling-in process.
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Type of Service

  • Nursery School
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Edwards (Head of Cumnor House Kindergarten & Preschool, Purley)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Total Places for Children

  • 64

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 4 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Purley: Term-time only Hours: 8.00am - 3.15pm. Fees (per term) -
    5 days - £4,850
    4 Days - £4,206
    3 Days - £3,343

  • Cumnor House School also offers the government backed 15 free hours of nursery care per week.


    All Nursery Fees are exempt from VAT. The Government has indicated that Nursery Fees will continue to be exempt from VAT from 1st January 2025, when independent schools will be required to charge VAT on School Fees from Reception upwards.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-15:15
    Tuesday 08:00-15:15
    Wednesday 08:00-15:15
    Thursday 08:00-15:15
    Friday 08:00-15:15

When Closed

  • School Holidays

Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley Reviews (24)

9.9

Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley has 24 reviews.

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Review from F A (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing teachers and a great nursery. Safe and comfortable environment for the children. My daughter has been very happy there and improved her skills a lot. Would recommend to anyone. Keep it up!
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Review from Stephen K (Father of Child) published on 25 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
First year at the school. My son is always coming back excited about what he learnt at nursery. The singing. The PE games. The classes. The teachers. The new “best” friends each day.
The communication from the school is excellent. The parent network groups are active and comforting. The extra family
activities organised by the school are appropriate for these Covid-19 circumstances.
As a first time parent, I feel Cumnor House has helped me settle in well with the starting on the journey of educating my son.
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Review from Natalie G (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter currently attends the nursery and I am very happy with the standard of care that is being provided.
There are highly experienced and qualified nursery practitioners who are clearly dedicated to ensuring that each child not only grows and develops their skills all around, but they enjoy
doing so. I have seen this approach work very well with my son who is now 7. This nursery gave him the firm foundation needed to then successfully and confidentially transition up into reception. For me, the most important thing is having the peace of mind knowing that when I drop my daughter off, I am confident that she will be safe, loved and happy with her friends and teachers.
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Review from Maria M (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely good care and learning. The staff is really nice and experienced. For a 2-year-old it is far the best nursery you can find in the area.
The ratio teacher/child is amazing. I highly recommend it. The only con is the price. So if you can afford it, this is it.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.916)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10 for Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.916 for Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley is calculated as follows: ( (224 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 238 Ratings = 4.916
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cumnor House School Nursery, Purley is based on 20 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

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Eloise Upfold

Job Title: Head of Early Years Joined: 2020

Mrs Upfold joined Cumnor House in January 2020, leading her team to create an engaging personalised learning space for all of our pupils. Spearheading the Early Years Quality Mark which Cumnor House was awarded in June 2021. Bringing teachers into our Pre-School rooms from September 2021 ensures that the quality of learning and the building blocks of phonics, reading and writing will be embedded from the age of 3, giving our pupils excellent preparation for their transition through to our Reception classes.

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