Sessional pre-school in Great Hallingbury, Essex
Apple Green Montessori Preschool
Hockerill Sports & Social Club, Beldams Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LG · 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hockerill Sports & Social Club, Beldams Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LG · More nurseries in CM23
Stations
- Bishops Stortford14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Sports Club, Linkside Road and Dimsdale Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dimsdale Crescent Park2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Nightingales Play Area playground8 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 Green Montessori Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Hockerill Sports & Social Club, Beldams Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LG, in Great Hallingbury, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thorn Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Summercroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Thorley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.1 miles
- Howe Green House School ages 2–11has a nursery class 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 Green Montessori Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Green Montessori Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Green Montessori Preschool take?
Apple Green Montessori Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Apple Green Montessori Preschool?
Bishops Stortford is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Apple Green Montessori Preschool?
You can call 07788 913444 and visit www.applegreenmontessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2600158 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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