Sessional pre-school in Coalhill, Essex
Bishop's Forest Pre School
Bishops Wood, South Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8HE · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
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Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2025Reference 2855158Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 May 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
Bishops Wood, South Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8HE · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Chalk Street.
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.
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Bishop's Forest Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Bishops Wood, South Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8HE, in Coalhill, Essex. It is registered for 16 children.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Luke's Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.3 miles
- Rettendon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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How many children can Bishop's Forest Pre School take?
Bishop's Forest Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2855158 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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