Barfield Prep School

Barfield School, Guildford Road, Runfold, Farnham GU10 1PB
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Prep Schools Trust
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Andrew Boyle (Headmaster)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Registered Charity Number

  • 309639

Total Places for Children

  • 95

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery - 3 Sessions per Week £1,525 per term.
    Nursery - 5 Sessions per Week £2,541 per term.
    Nursery - 5 Full Days £4,510 per term.
    Nursery - 5 Extended Days per Week   £5,455 per term.

  • Registration Fee £100 per child.
    Minimum sessions apply.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:15
    Tuesday 08:00-18:15
    Wednesday 08:00-18:15
    Thursday 08:00-18:15
    Friday 08:00-18:15

When Closed

  • Christmas & Training Days

Parking

  • Please follow the 1-way signs into and out of their on-site car park facilities.

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Barfield Prep School Reviews (20)

9.4

Barfield Prep School has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.365) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barfield Prep School has 20 reviews.

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Review from Rachel C (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter joined Barfield in April with our need for an all-year-round nursery. Some would say quite daunting for a 3-year-old, but the nursery staff, room leads, and amazing manager made sure the transition was as smooth as possible with an abundance of support throughout. The variety of the timetable
is just great, swimming, French, Music, PE, outdoor play to name a few, and the focus on special relevant topics gets talked about a lot on our journey home. I am also told how yummy the food is! A wonderful nursery/Pre-school through and through.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 16 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with the care our two children have received at Barfield nursery. Both boys started when they turned two and all staff have been incredibly warm, nurturing, and supported them. What really stood out was how quickly all staff (from across the nursery) knew each of them and formed
a relationship.
The nursery has an incredible way of teaching and developing the children in such a way they just think it is fun. Trips to library's, forest adventures, swimming, it's an incredible week for a little one.
When there have been weeks where they have a wobbly at drop off, a message to show them happily playing really shows the way they go above and beyond. The communications excellent and they truly care. I could not recommend Barfield or the room lead enough. We decided to keep the boys in the school because of the nursery experience.
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Review from Joe D (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The room lead and the crew are the best out there. Couldn't recommend them enough. They are always available to help and have made our tricky-to-feed 2 year old eat healthy food. Our daughter loves it there and so do we.
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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barfield Nursery is excellent in every way. From the moment you step through the doors, you're met with warmth, professionalism, and a genuine sense of care that sets the tone for everything they do. The staff are not only highly skilled and attentive, but they also bring a level of enthusiasm and kindness
that makes every child feel seen, valued, and safe. Communication with parents is outstanding. You're kept informed and involved at every step, with updates that reflect not just what your child is doing, but how they're growing. It's clear that the team takes pride in building strong relationships with families. We are very impressed with everything that Barfield has to offer.
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Review from A D (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery at Barfield is wonderful. Our child has gone from strength to strength as a result. The classroom is fun and stimulating. The children benefit from a full week of swimming, music, library use, French and outdoor activity which is superb. The teaching staff are exceptional.
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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We could not be happier with our experience at Barfield. From the very beginning, the manager, has been outstanding. She is warm, approachable, and truly dedicated to creating the best possible environment for the children. Her nurturing leadership shines through in the high standards of care and the
strong relationships between staff and families. The facilities are excellent, offering a safe, engaging, and stimulating space where children can thrive. The learning schedule is broad and exciting, with opportunities such as swimming, French, PE, and outdoor learning, making each day both fun and enriching. Our son is genuinely happy here and has built strong, trusting relationships with the staff. His developmental progress under their care has been remarkable, not only academically, but socially and emotionally too. Barfield offers an excellent standard of care and education, and we feel so fortunate to have found it. Highly recommended
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Review from Dan D (Father of Child) published on 13 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our first child finished at the nursery 2 years ago and our second is current there. I can honestly say that it is the most wonderful place. With Teddy, we had tried three Farnham nurseries before ending up at Barfield and it is leagues ahead of the rest in our experience.
The staff are just amazing,
totally different to the level of attentiveness we found in other places. The school is delightful, the facilities are great and the ethos the teachers have, and look to impart in the kids, is second to none.
I have recommended to friends and family and my brothers kids also go there and my best friends. 10/10!
A special mention to the room lead who has played a huge part in both my kids young lives - the whole team are amazing and she is the glue that holds it all together! Thank you!
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Review from I G (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barfield is a wonderful nursery. Our son has only been attending for a month, but he has already formed such a close bond with all of his teachers. The team are incredibly nurturing and have been really helpful with the transition to daycare.
There is a real family atmosphere at the school and the
nursery staff always take the time to update us on our child's progress at the end of each day. We're often invited to look around the classroom to see photos of what the children have been up to or projects they have been working on.
The variety of activities offered at Barfield and the level of organisation is outstanding. As well as music, swimming and PE lessons, the children draw, paint, bake, read, sing and spend plenty of time outdoors in nature.
We visited several nurseries in the local area before making our decision, and Barfield by far outshone the other options for daycare.
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Review from C I (Mother of Child) published on 7 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an excellent nursery connected to a private school. The staff are wonderfully caring and always put the children's needs first. I was initially worried about my daughter's transition into a larger classroom, but the team made the process incredibly smooth. They arranged around ten induction
days in her new classroom with her future teachers, which meant she felt completely comfortable and confident when the time came to move up. The facilities are also excellent and lots of outdoor learning. They have swimming classes onsite every week, ballet and even started learning french. Can't recommend enough.
Reply from Rochelle Jackson, Marketing Manager at Barfield Prep School
We are delighted to hear that your daughter has had a smooth transition into her class. We aim to provide as much support as possible to both children and their parents. Providing the little ones with…read more
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Review from R N (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barfield is an incredible nursery and school. They have done so many amazing things for our daughter with regard to her development. She has such lovely bonds with all the staff and other children. It’s a wonderful thing to see her go in so happily every day. They are so caring, creative, professional
and nurturing, and we particularly love how much time the children spend outdoors. We’re so happy we chose Barfield for our daughter.
Reply from Rochelle Jackson, Marketing Manager at Barfield Prep School
Thank you so much for your review. We are delighted to hear that you and your daughter have found the team here at Barfield so warm and nurturing. It is lovely to hear that she is so happy and that we…read more
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Review from B D (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a wonderful nursery experience! The nursery is full of warm, nurturing staff who know my daughter inside out. It is such a joy to see the nursery children enjoy the amazing school grounds and facilities.
Reply from Rochelle Jackson, Marketing Manager at Barfield Prep School
Thank you so much for your review. We are delighted that you and your daughter have found the team here at Barfield so warm and nurturing. We strive to provide every child with a positive nursery…read more
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Review from JW (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barfield School Nursery is an excellent all-round childcare provider. Our daughter is challenged, fulfilled, well cared for and thoroughly exhausted at the end of each day! In a very short period of time, her development has accelerated which is great to see. I would recommend Barfield School Nursery
to anyone looking for a provider in Farnham.
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Review from Rachel P (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Barfield School Nursery is excellent. It is a very nurturing environment for the children and the teaching staff take special care to ensure that each child's needs are catered for. I particularly like the fact that the nursery is integrated into the main school meaning that they are able to mix with
other children and learn from them. The range of activities available is fantastic, swimming, music, forest school, cooking etc.
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Review from V B (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has developed so much in the few weeks since she started at Barfield School Nursery. Her language has improved immeasurably, she says "Please" and "Thank you" a lot more and generally seems very happy and stimulated. The range of activities is extremely varied, the food is well prepared
and the staff are lovely, professional and caring.
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Review from Sophie P (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is truly outstanding. The facilities are exceptional and children have so many opportunities to play and experience a wealth of new things; forest school, PE, swimming, library, outings and much more!
The staff are professional but nurturing too! Your child is treated as an individual.
I could not recommend Barfield more.
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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter adores the nursery at Barfield School. She loves the staff and really enjoys the activities on offer (especially swimming and cooking). She has had a lot of fun this term with the topic of families including making a beautifully decorated frame for a photo of us all.
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Review from Louise R (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
During my daughter's last 12 months at Barfield she has developed into a polite little girl, her speech, writing and numbers as improved dramatically. The staff team are all amazing, the rooms are well equipped and along with the playing fields, forest and chickens and pool. They have a huge variety
of activities at their disposal. The wrap around care provides flexibility for parents. All this for the same cost as a normal stand alone nursery. Barfield Nursery is superb.
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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 4 October 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2 and a half-year-old daughter has recent started attending the nursery at Barfield School. Each day she returns home full of stories about her day! She receives a wonderful balance of learning and play and the nursery facilities are fantastic. I hope she continues with the same level of enthusiasm
through the school years.
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Review from A T (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
-Every member of the nursery team knows me and my daughter well.
-The children take advantage of all of the school facilities, including the art and craft room, swimming pool, hall for games, woodland for forest schools and music room.
-They learn music and PE with qualified specialist teachers each
week.
- I get individual, detailed feedback on my daughter's progress and development, as well as her social interactions with others.
-The staff listen to my comments and queries and are all approachable and utterly reliable. There is also regular weekly email communication.
-I would recommend this nursery to all. Brilliant!
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Review from Rachel L (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son really enjoys his time at nursery, the staff are very caring and encourage his development at every opportunity. The feedback from the staff about the day is very good and also the term and annual reports show just how much he has enjoyed his time at nursery. Our son's speech and vocabulary
have really developed. Wouldn't hesitate in recommending Barfield School Nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.365)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.365) out of 10 for Barfield Prep School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 9 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 4.991 for Barfield Prep School is calculated as follows: ( (107 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.991
  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 4.374 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Barfield Prep School is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 95 number of registered child places is 19. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 19 = 0.474
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about Barfield Prep School

What is the Age Range of Children that Barfield Prep School accepts?

Barfield Prep School accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months.

What Days & Hours is Barfield Prep School Open?

Barfield Prep School is open: Monday 08:00-18:15, Tuesday 08:00-18:15, Wednesday 08:00-18:15, Thursday 08:00-18:15, Friday 08:00-18:15.

How many Children does Barfield Prep School have capacity for?

Barfield Prep School has capacity for a total of 95 Children.

How far is Barfield Prep School to the centre of Farnham?

1.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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