Sessional pre-school in Braintree, Essex
Christ Church Pre School Nursery
Christ Church, London Road, Braintree, CM7 2LD · 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 November 2015Reference EY495320Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 June 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
Christ Church, London Road, Braintree, CM7 2LD · More nurseries in CM7
Stations
- Braintree10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Clare Road, Rue De Jeunes and Courtauld Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hoppit Mead5 min walk
- John Ray Park8 min walk
- Marshalls Park9 min walk
- Weavers Field10 min walk
- Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens12 min walk
- Riverside Play Area playground9 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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Christ Church Pre School Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Christ Church, London Road, Braintree, CM7 2LD, in Braintree, Essex. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 29 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Pre School NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- John Ray Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- John Ray Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.7 miles
- The Edith Borthwick School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Great Bradfords Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.0 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 Christ Church Pre School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Christ Church Pre School Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Christ Church Pre School Nursery take?
Christ Church Pre School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Christ Church Pre School Nursery?
Braintree is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Christ Church Pre School Nursery?
You can call 01376 326628 and visit christchurchbraintree.org.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 EY495320 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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