Full-day nursery in Takeley, Essex
Blossom Barn Nursery
Unit 1 Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU · 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 August 2021Reference 2639902Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 1 Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU · More nurseries in CM22
Stations
- Stansted Airport21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Takeley Play Park playground12 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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Blossom Barn Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 1 Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU, in Takeley, Essex. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd.
Run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Roseacres Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Takeley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 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 Blossom Barn Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blossom Barn Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 30 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blossom Barn Nursery take?
Blossom Barn Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Blossom Barn Nursery?
Blossom Barn Nursery is run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Blossom Barn Nursery?
Stansted Airport is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blossom Barn Nursery?
You can call 01279 870077 and visit blossombarnnursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2639902 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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