Sessional pre-school in Portway, Herefordshire
Down On The Farm
Norton Brook Farm, Grafton, HEREFORD, HR2 8ED · 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 March 2007Reference EY348665Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places17 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 May 2015Food 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
Norton Brook Farm, Grafton, HEREFORD, HR2 8ED · More nurseries in HR2
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Grafton Cottage and Grafton Inn.
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 Herefordshire there are about 3.3 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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Down On The Farm is a sessional pre-school at Norton Brook Farm, Grafton, HEREFORD, HR2 8ED, in Portway, Herefordshire. It is registered for 17 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Marlbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- Blackmarston School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 miles
- The Hereford Church of England Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 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 Down On The Farm's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Down On The Farm Good at its inspection on 19 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Down On The Farm take?
Down On The Farm is registered with Ofsted for up to 17 children at any one time.
How do I contact Down On The Farm?
You can call 01432 277444.
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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.
- 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 EY348665 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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