Sessional pre-school in Cold Norton, Essex
Cold Norton Pre-school
Village Hall, Cherry Blossom Lane, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Village Hall, Cherry Blossom Lane, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JQ · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including St Stephens Road, The Norton and Latchingdon Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Cold Norton Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Cherry Blossom Lane, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6JQ, in Cold Norton, Essex. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Norton Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Deerlands Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Latchingdon Sessional Pre-School LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| Collingwood Under Fives Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| South Woodham Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Woodham Mortimer PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Limebrook NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cold Norton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- Purleigh Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 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 Cold Norton Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cold Norton Pre-school Good at its inspection on 6 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Cold Norton Pre-school?
North Fambridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2647175 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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