Danesfield Manor School

Rydens Avenue, Walton-on-Thames KT12 3JB
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9.6 15 Reviews
  • Danesfield Manor School, Walton-on-Thames
Danesfield Manor School offers children the chance to thrive in a nurturing and exciting learning environment.

Skilled staff at the Early Years Centre aim to give each child the best possible start in life.

The team strives to encourage each child to meet his or her individual potential by providing a firm foundation for future success.
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Type of Service

  • Nursery School
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Tracey White (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 5

Total Places for Children

  • 32

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Please visit our website for further information.

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • School Holidays

Danesfield Manor School Reviews (15)

9.6

Danesfield Manor School has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.557) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Danesfield Manor School has 15 reviews.

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Review from Arani P (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since joining the school in January, we've seen our son progress so much. He is currently in Nursery and the staff here are incredibly warm and welcoming. They go over and above to make sure each child's needs are met. The school environment itself is like a small family and everyone looks after one
another so well. We are really glad our son is part of a great school!
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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our daughter started at Danesfield Manor school nursery in January. She is thoroughly enjoying her time there and has settled in so well. All the staff are very friendly and it has a really family feel to the whole school. There are plenty of activities for the children to enjoy, including forest school
once a week and music lessons which our daughter loves. Danesfield Manor is a lovely small independent prep school.
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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both our children have attended the nursery at Danesfield. It is a fantastic nurturing environment where children are encouraged to be themselves and thrive. The staff are incredibly caring and our children have loved the activities as well as swimming and forest school which are real bonuses!
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Review from Alexandra A (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff at the Nursery are wonderful and nurturing and go above and beyond to make each day purposeful. They also create an exciting learning environment for the children each day to reinforce fun and learning for that week. Both my daughters have attended and my youngest, like her sister has learnt
so much there. The structure and curriculum taught at Danesfield Nursery prepared my eldest so well for Reception.
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Review from Jade G (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves Danesfield Manor School. She’s having the opportunity to try so many new things including swimming, and outdoor forest school and the teachers are all so kind, caring and creative with their weekly activities. We’re so pleased we got a place and can’t thank the teachers enough for
all they do for the kids.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son is in reception and we are very pleased with his progress and overall school experience. It's small enough that all staff and children get to know each other. We love all the extracurricular activities including forest school and weekly swimming. The parent community is also excellent. We would
highly recommend Danesfield.
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Review from H H (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends Danesfield Manor School (following on from his sister who also attended a couple of years ago) and we couldn’t be happier with the setting. The children attend forest school once a week and engage with some really fun activities. They also do swimming once a week (from pre-reception)
which is amazing. The staff are friendly, supportive and provide regular feedback (we also get updates with pictures through the app which is nice). My son’s confidence has grown so much and he enjoys going in every day. It really is a wonderful, nurturing environment and I would not hesitate in recommending it!
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Review from Charlotte B (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff at Danesfield Manor School have been fantastic in settling in my son. He quickly made friends and loves all the activities including swimming, art and music. He talks about his teachers and friends and walks into school a very happy boy.
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Review from M B (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Danesfield Manor School is a lovely, nurturing little nursery that has a super programme of activities and learning experiences. Staff provide detailed weekly plans and updates after each session. The nursery children also have valuable opportunities to participate in the wider school life and interact
with older pupils.
My child settled in so quickly and happily skips in each day, which is a testament to the excellent and caring staff. I can highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter was at the nursery and is now is in pre-reception and loves it. She developed a lot of confidence and made many friends with the other children and also with the staff. It is an excellent nursery within a school setting with caring staff and they have a very varied curriculum. I am very
pleased she had the opportunity to go there - it will set her up for life.
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Review from G S (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attends Danesfield Manor every day. She is in the pre-reception class. She absolutely loves her time at Danesfield and staff have made her feel welcome from the outset. She enjoys mixing with both younger children from the nursery and older children from reception. She enjoys the structure
of Danesfield and has come on in leaps and bounds. As parents, we really appreciate the extras, such as swimming, music lessons and opportunities for ballet after school. Once a week she stays for after school club until 5.30, which is the highlight of her week. We would definitely recommend Danesfield Manor to other families that live in the area.
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Review from Hollie P (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Danesfield Manor has been a lovely nursery and pre school for my child. The staff have always been friendly and have a wonderful holistic approach to learning. The fact that they provide a weekly swim lesson during school hours and at no extra cost has been an added bonus.
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Review from Simeran D (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at the nursery in January after just turning two. The nursery has been excellent in supporting his transition with them. All the staff are wonderful and provide regular updates and pictures of him during his sessions. I couldn’t ask for more as a first-time parent!
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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were new to the country and the school staff came to see us in our home. No question was too much to answer. There is a particular teacher who was especially warm and welcoming and my son really thrived because of her. The reassurance that my son was doing well or the celebrations together when he
achieved was great. He has loved going to school and often runs off without looking back to wave goodbye.
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Review from Natalie B (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Before sending my son to nursery I was extremely nervous and saw so many places before I decided on Danesfield.
Danesfield staff have been wonderful, my son enjoys going to nursery and has grown and developed so much in a short space of time.
The staff also keep me updated on how my son is doing
throughout the day and when I was very nervous at the beginning they would send me photos of my son.
I would highly recommend Danesfield Manor School.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.557)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.557) out of 10 for Danesfield Manor School 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 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 7 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 4.857 for Danesfield Manor School is calculated as follows: ( (72 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.857
  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 4.7 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Danesfield Manor School is based on 7 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 = 3.7
    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 32 number of registered child places is 6.4, which has been reached with 7 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 (2)

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Tracey White

Job Title: Early Years Manager Joined: 2006

I have worked in childcare for 31 years and I hold an NNEB (equivalent to an NVQ Level 3). I have worked at Danesfield Manor School for 18 years, I started as an Early Years Practitioner, then room leader and now Early Years Manager. I also work in the Nursery 1 classroom caring for our 2 & 3 year olds.
I am passionate about seeing children learn and develop from their individual starting points.
The whole Nursery team work very closely with the rest of the school and also our parents and we invite you into school periodically for various school events.

Matthew

Matthew Grieves

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner Joined: 2024

I have worked in teaching for 11 years and I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Studies, I have been at Danesfield for 1 year.
I work alongside Tracey in the younger Nursery classroom.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danesfield Manor School

What is the Age Range of Children that Danesfield Manor School accepts?

Danesfield Manor School accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Danesfield Manor School Open?

Danesfield Manor School is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Danesfield Manor School have capacity for?

Danesfield Manor School has capacity for a total of 32 Children.

How far is Danesfield Manor School to the centre of Walton-on-Thames?

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

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