Sessional pre-school in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex
Downhall Under Fives
Ferndale Open Space, Ferndale Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9NN · 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
Ferndale Open Space, Ferndale Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9NN · More nurseries in SS6
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Rawreth Lane and Hullbridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ferndale Open Space1 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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Downhall Under Fives is a sessional pre-school at Ferndale Open Space, Ferndale Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9NN, in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhall Under FivesThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kindred RayleighFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Lift Hockley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.4 miles
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 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 1.5 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 Downhall Under Fives's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Downhall Under Fives Outstanding at its inspection on 1 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Downhall Under Fives take?
Downhall Under Fives is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Downhall Under Fives?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 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 EY403443 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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