Sessional pre-school in Rayleigh, Essex
Fairview Under Fives Group
Edward Francis Primary School, Uplands Park Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8AJ · 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 January 2022Reference 2671315Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 April 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
Edward Francis Primary School, Uplands Park Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8AJ · More nurseries in SS6
Stations
- Rayleigh13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cemetery, Fitz Wimarc School and Cheapside East.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brooklands5 min walk
- Fairview Playing Field7 min walk
- Rayleigh Mount9 min walk
- Sweyne Park10 min walk
- King George V Playing Field11 min walk
- Playground3 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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Fairview Under Fives Group is a sessional pre-school at Edward Francis Primary School, Uplands Park Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8AJ, in Rayleigh, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.1 miles
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 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 0.5 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.9 miles
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 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 1.2 miles
- Wyburns Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.2 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 Fairview Under Fives Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairview Under Fives Group Good at its inspection on 9 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairview Under Fives Group take?
Fairview Under Fives Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fairview Under Fives Group?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2671315 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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