Sessional pre-school in Tiptree, Essex
Baynards Playgroup
Baynards Primary School, Townsend Road, Tiptree, CO5 0ND · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 1992Reference 402220Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 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
Baynards Primary School, Townsend Road, Tiptree, CO5 0ND · More nurseries in CO5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Baynards School, Thurstable School and Windmill Green.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Baynards Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Baynards Primary School, Townsend Road, Tiptree, CO5 0ND, in Tiptree, Essex. It is registered for 45 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 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Tiptree Pre School Playgroup Committee.
Run by Tiptree Pre School Playgroup Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baynards PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Peeps Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Milldene PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Tiptree Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Brimpton House NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
| Little Peeps NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Tolleshunt Knights Cooperative PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Baynards Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Milldene Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Messing Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Tiptree Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Thurstable School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Baynards Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Baynards Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Baynards Playgroup take?
Baynards Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Baynards Playgroup?
Baynards Playgroup is run by Tiptree Pre School Playgroup Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Baynards Playgroup?
You can call 01621 818520 and visit www.tiptreepreschool.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.
- 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 402220 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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