Full-day nursery in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth
4 Bell Street, Sawbridgworth, CM21 9AN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2014Reference EY478927Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 Bell Street, Sawbridgworth, CM21 9AN · More nurseries in CM21
Stations
- Sawbridgeworth14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including White Lion PH, Springhall Road and Station Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pishiobury Park10 min walk
- Vantorts Play Area playground5 min walk
- Sheering Mill Lane Play Area playground6 min walk
- West Road Play Area playground8 min walk
- Bullfields Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Hertfordshire 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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Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth is a full-day nursery at 4 Bell Street, Sawbridgworth, CM21 9AN, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Barn SawbridgeworthThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Home from Home ChildcarersFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Mandeville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Reedings Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- High Wych Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Spellbrook CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 miles
- Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 1.7 miles
- Harlowbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 miles
- Leventhorpe Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 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 Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth Outstanding at its inspection on 21 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth take?
Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth?
Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth?
Sawbridgeworth is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth?
You can call 01279 216370 and visit www.brighthorizons.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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 EY478927 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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