A preschool has been rated as outstanding by inspectors for the second year running.

St Martin’s Pre-School, based in the Children’s Centre at Worple Road, Epsom attained the Ofsted rating after a pre Christmas inspection The pre-school which teaches children aged from two to five years old moved into the grounds of St Martin’s School last year after renting a space elsewhere.

Chris Nussbaum, who has been leader at St Martin’s for the last 15 years, said: We are pleased and delighted. We have only just moved into these premises so it is extra pleasing.

We have a dedicated and hard working team here.

“One of our major strengths according to the report was supporting personal, social and emotional development.

“The inspector told us they had never come across such confident children.”