Sessional pre-school in Rayleigh, Essex
Born To
Dekkers Wood, Rear of 60, Hambro Hill, Rayleigh, SS6 8BW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Dekkers Wood, Rear of 60, Hambro Hill, Rayleigh, SS6 8BW · More nurseries in SS6
Stations
- Rayleigh22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wellsfield, Hambro Hill and The Gattens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fairview Playing Field4 min walk
- Ferndale Open Space11 min walk
- Brooklands12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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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Born To is a sessional pre-school at Dekkers Wood, Rear of 60, Hambro Hill, Rayleigh, SS6 8BW, in Rayleigh, Essex. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.1 miles
- Grove Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Wyburns Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.3 miles
- Lift Hockley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 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 Born To's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Born To Outstanding at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Born To take?
Born To is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Born To?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2631955 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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