Sessional pre-school in Great Tey, Essex
Great Tey Pre-School
Great Tey Village Hall, Chappel Road, Great Tey, COLCHESTER, CO6 1JQ · 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
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 Tey Village Hall, Chappel Road, Great Tey, COLCHESTER, CO6 1JQ · More nurseries in CO6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Village Hall and Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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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Great Tey Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Great Tey Village Hall, Chappel Road, Great Tey, COLCHESTER, CO6 1JQ, in Great Tey, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 1.5 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.8 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 Tey Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Tey Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 23 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Tey Pre-School take?
Great Tey Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Great Tey Pre-School?
Chappel & Wakes Colne is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Great Tey Pre-School?
You can call 07856 574976 and visit www.greatteypreschool.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 402130 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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