Sessional pre-school in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Blossom Barn Pre-School
Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre, Forest Hall Road, Stansted, CM24 8TZ · 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 2022Reference 2692415Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places14 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 October 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
Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre, Forest Hall Road, Stansted, CM24 8TZ · More nurseries in CM24
Stations
- Stansted Mountfitchet15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including School and Palmer Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rochford Square8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- 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.
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Blossom Barn Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre, Forest Hall Road, Stansted, CM24 8TZ, in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. It is registered for 14 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd.
Run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Barn Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rainbow Pre-school (Stansted)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Busy Bees at Stansted MountfitchetFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Birchanger Butterflies PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Apple Barn Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Ugley Duckling PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Bishops StortfordFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.4 miles
- Magna Carta Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Summercroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.8 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
- Forest Hall School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 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 Blossom Barn Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blossom Barn Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 22 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blossom Barn Pre-School take?
Blossom Barn Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 14 children at any one time.
Who runs Blossom Barn Pre-School?
Blossom Barn Pre-School is run by Blossom Barn Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Blossom Barn Pre-School?
Stansted Mountfitchet is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2692415 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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