Sessional pre-school in Bicknacre, Essex
Bicknacre Preschool
c/o Priory School, Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4ES · 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 February 1999Reference 402122Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 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
c/o Priory School, Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4ES · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Peartree Lane, The White Swan and Moor Hall Lane.
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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Bicknacre Preschool is a sessional pre-school at c/o Priory School, Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, CM3 4ES, in Bicknacre, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Priory Primary School, Bicknacre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Heathcote School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 miles
- St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.6 miles
- Danbury Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.7 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 Bicknacre Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bicknacre Preschool Good at its inspection on 1 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bicknacre Preschool take?
Bicknacre Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bicknacre Preschool?
You can call 07887 920334 and visit www.bicknacrepreschool.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 402122 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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