Sessional pre-school in Castle Hedingham, Essex
Castle Nursery
De Vere Primary School, Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3EA · 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 2012Reference EY451282Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
De Vere Primary School, Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3EA · More nurseries in CO9
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bowmans Park and Nunnery Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Deer Park6 min walk
- Castle Hedingham Village Park playground7 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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Castle Nursery is a sessional pre-school at De Vere Primary School, Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3EA, in Castle Hedingham, Essex. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited.
Run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- de Vere Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.8 miles
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 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 Castle Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nursery take?
Castle Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nursery?
Castle Nursery is run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Castle Nursery?
You can call 01787 463450.
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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 EY451282 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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