Sessional pre-school in New Town, Hertfordshire
Blues Pre-School Nursery
Cox's Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3GX · 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 September 2022Reference 2706667Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 2026Food 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
Cox's Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3GX · More nurseries in CM23
Stations
- Bishops Stortford16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Cox's Gardens, Queens Crescent and Havers Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lower Park Crescent4 min walk
- Waytemore Road Park6 min walk
- Thorley Wedge8 min walk
- The Firs9 min walk
- Ward Cresent Park9 min walk
- Lower Park Crescent Play Area playground4 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 Hertfordshire 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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Blues Pre-School Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Cox's Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3GX, in New Town, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.3 miles
- Thorley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Manor Fields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Bishop's Stortford College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Thorn Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 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 Blues Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blues Pre-School Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blues Pre-School Nursery take?
Blues Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Blues Pre-School Nursery?
Bishops Stortford is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blues Pre-School Nursery?
You can call 01279 755422 and visit www.bluespreschool.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 2706667 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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