Sessional pre-school in Great Bentley, Essex
Great Bentley Pre-School
Great Bentley Village Hall, Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, CO7 8LG · 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.
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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 Bentley Village Hall, Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, CO7 8LG · More nurseries in CO7
Stations
- Great Bentley9 min walk · 0.4 miles
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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Great Bentley Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Great Bentley Village Hall, Plough Road, Great Bentley, Colchester, CO7 8LG, in Great Bentley, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Bentley Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.4 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 Great Bentley Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Bentley Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Bentley Pre-School take?
Great Bentley Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Great Bentley Pre-School?
Great Bentley is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Great Bentley Pre-School?
You can call 07522 572303 and visit greatbentleypreschool.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY450793 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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