Full-day nursery in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Apple Barn Pre School
53 Bentfield Causeway, Stansted, CM24 8HU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
53 Bentfield Causeway, Stansted, CM24 8HU · More nurseries in CM24
Stations
- Stansted Mountfitchet16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Rose & Crown and Long Croft.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stansted Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Apple Barn Pre School is a full-day nursery at 53 Bentfield Causeway, Stansted, CM24 8HU, in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barn Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Busy Bees at Stansted MountfitchetFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Ugley Duckling PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Blossom Barn Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Birchanger Butterflies PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Bishops StortfordFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Magna Carta Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.9 miles
- Manuden Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.5 miles
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- Farnham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.8 miles
- Forest Hall School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Apple Barn Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Barn Pre School Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Barn Pre School take?
Apple Barn Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Apple Barn Pre School?
Stansted Mountfitchet is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548191 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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