Sessional pre-school in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex
Elmwood Preschool
22 Guys Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5NB · 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 December 2014Reference EY482970Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
22 Guys Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5NB · More nurseries in CM3
Stations
- South Woodham Ferrers10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Mount Pleasant Road, Champions Manor Hall and Albert Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Compass Gardens10 min walk
- Saltcoats Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Elmwood Preschool is a sessional pre-school at 22 Guys Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5NB, in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Elmwood PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Elmwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Collingwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Woodville Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.2 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.7 miles
- William de Ferrers School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.3 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 Elmwood Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elmwood Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 25 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elmwood Preschool take?
Elmwood Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Elmwood Preschool?
South Woodham Ferrers is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elmwood Preschool?
You can call 01245 329529 and visit www.elmwoodpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482970 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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