Full-day nursery in Great Warley, Essex
Forest Barn Nursery School
The Barn Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, BRENTWOOD, CM13 3JP · 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 June 2022Reference 2690850Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 November 2024Food 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
The Barn Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, BRENTWOOD, CM13 3JP · More nurseries in CM13
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including New World Hotel.
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.
What parents say
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Forest Barn Nursery School is a full-day nursery at The Barn Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, BRENTWOOD, CM13 3JP, in Great Warley, Essex. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ursuline Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Warley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Holly Trees Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Engayne Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Forest Barn Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forest Barn Nursery School Good at its inspection on 14 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forest Barn Nursery School take?
Forest Barn Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Forest Barn Nursery School?
Forest Barn Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Forest Barn Nursery School?
Brentwood is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forest Barn Nursery School?
You can call 01277 500221 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2690850 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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