Sessional pre-school in Birchanger, Essex
Birchanger Butterflies Preschool
Birchanger Primary School, Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL · 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
Birchanger Primary School, Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL · More nurseries in CM23
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School and Bradley Common.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birchanger Play Park playground3 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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Birchanger Butterflies Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Birchanger Primary School, Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL, in Birchanger, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchanger Butterflies PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees at Stansted MountfitchetFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 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
- Summercroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 miles
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Magna Carta Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.3 miles
- Thorn Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 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 Birchanger Butterflies Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Birchanger Butterflies Preschool Good at its inspection on 18 May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Birchanger Butterflies Preschool take?
Birchanger Butterflies Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Birchanger Butterflies Preschool?
Stansted Mountfitchet is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Birchanger Butterflies Preschool?
You can call 01279 810800 and visit www.birchangerbutterflies.org.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 EY553900 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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