Key contacts
Report an absence
Please complete this form to report a student’s absence. If a student has a pre-booked appointment, you can let us know by completing the form in advance.
Absences are recorded by our Student Experience Team who work with the curriculum departments to manage attendance, enrichment and the student voice.
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Frequently asked questions
Reception
8.00am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
Admissions
9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
College Campus
8.00am – 9.00pm, Monday to Friday during term time
9.00am – 5.00pm, Saturday during term time
Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
Term Time
8.30am – 7.00pm, Monday to Thursday
8.30am – 5.00pm, Friday
9.00am – 5.00pm,
Saturday
Holidays
9.00am – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday
Opening hours for various services and on-site businesses vary, please check their websites
We encourage students, staff and visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible, in line with the college’s commitment to the environment. The college has free, secure bicycle storage facilities.
Trains*
Nescot is served by two mainline train stations (both in London fare zone 6).
Ewell East (served by Southern Railway) is a six-minute walk from Nescot via a public footpath from Platform 2, with trains running north to London Victoria via West Croydon and south to Horsham via Epsom, Leatherhead and Dorking.
Ewell West (served by South West Trains) is a 16-minutes walk from Nescot, and has trains running north to London Waterloo via Wimbledon,a nd south to Leatherhead, Dorking and Guildford.
Buses*
Nescot is also well served by buses, with routes including the S2, 293 and 406 stopping near the college.
166 Epsom, Banstead, Chipstead Valley, Purley and Croydon
293 Epsom, Ewell, North Cheam and Morden
318 Epsom, Tattenham Corner, Nork, Banstead and Burgh Heath
406 Epsom, Ewell, Kingston Road, Tolworth, Surbiton and Kingston
408 Chipstead Valley, Woodmansterne, Banstead, Drift Bridge, Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead, Woodbridge, Stoke D’Abernon, Cobham and Oxshott
418 Kingston, Surbiton Tolworth, West Ewell and Epsom
420 Sutton, Banstead, Tadworth, Reigate and Redhill
460 Epsom, Tadworth, Walton-on-the-Hill, Reigate and Redhill
467 Epsom, Ewell, West Ewell, Copt Guilders Estate, Chessington and Hook
S2 Epsom, Ewell, Cheam and Colliers Wood
479 Guildford, Merrow, East Horseley, Effingham, Bookham, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Ashtead and Epsom
516 Epsom, Woodbridge, Leatherhead, Headley, Box Hill and Dorking
518 Banstead, Drift Bridge, Tattenham Corner, Epsom and Ashtead (St. Andrews School)
620 Lower Kingswood, Walton-on-the-Hill, Tadworth, Banstead and Epsom
622 Great Bookham, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Ashtead and Epsom
670 Walton-on-the-Hill, Tadworth, Lower Kingswood, Reigate and Dorking Rail Station
676 Banstead Crossroads, Tadworth, Langley Vale, Epsom, Ashtead and Leatherhead (Therfield School)
*Please visit Transport for London’s journey planner for the most up-to-date information.
Nescot is on Reigate Road (A240), near the junction with the Ewell Bypass (A24). The college is five miles from junction 9 of the M25. You can use google maps for directions to Nescot.
The college has a large, free car park.
If you have arrived by car, please ensure that the registration number of your vehicle is recorded at Reception.
Signing In
If you are visiting our campus during our regular working day, you will need to sign in at the main reception desk in Skills Park, where you will be given an ID badge. This must be worn at all times while on campus and returned when you leave. Please advise your host if you have any accessibility requirements at the time of arranging your visit if possible. Open Event visitors will not normally be required to sign in, however one member of each party should register with us, either before the event or when you arrive. Please click here for event registration.
If you require a meeting with a member of staff, please email the staff member to make an appointment and include the details of the enquiry. We cannot accommodate unplanned visits, if you arrive at reception without an appointment you will be asked to make one.
Visitors should also be aware of the following:
Emergency Procedures
Emergency evacuation: if a continuous/unbroken fire siren sounds you must leave the premises immediately via the nearest safe exit. Remain with your host at the assembly point until advised that it is safe to re-enter.
Emergency lockdown: if there is a lockdown situation you will be alerted by an intermittent (pulse) alarm. Remain with your host in a secure area until the all clear is given.
Please be aware of our General Emergency Evacuation Plan.
You can also view our Health and Safety Policy and our Fire Evacuation Plan.
Safeguarding
The College has a zero tolerance approach to harassment (by any means, including physical, sexual and via social media) and physical/sexual misconduct on site. Please report any concerns to your host or reception immediately.
Smoking & Vaping
We are proud to be a smoke and vape-free campus. Smoking and vaping is only permitted in the designated shelter in the main car park outside the college campus.
First Aid
Please advise your host or reception if you feel unwell or require first aid treatment. We have a number of trained first aiders and a college nurse.
Catering
We have an on-site Starbucks café and our Refectory is open to visitors. These services are not always available during college holidays. Please check with your host or reception. There are shops and cafés around 10 minutes’ walk away.
Nescot is a Further Education college in Ewell, north-east Surrey. The college offers full and part-time courses, university-level qualifications and apprenticeships in over 30 subject areas. Some of its more unusual and specialist provision includes Animal Studies, Music, Osteopathic Medicine, Sport and Construction.
The College’s campus is one of the centres of the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology.
A number of commercial enterprises run on the site including a gym, nursery and osteopathy clinic. The college was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023.
Enquiries from journalists should be directed to marketing@nescot.ac.uk (no unsolicited sales messages please).
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