Sessional pre-school in Great Bardfield, Essex
Great Bardfield Preschool
Great Bardfield Primary School, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, CM7 4RN · 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 December 1999Reference 203620Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 May 2025Food 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
Great Bardfield Primary School, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, CM7 4RN · More nurseries in CM7
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Brook Street, Vine Street and Braintree Road.
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.
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Great Bardfield Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Great Bardfield Primary School, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, CM7 4RN, in Great Bardfield, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Bardfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.5 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 Great Bardfield Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Bardfield Preschool Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Bardfield Preschool take?
Great Bardfield Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Great Bardfield Preschool?
You can call 01371 810252 and visit greatbardfieldprimaryschool.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 203620 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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