Sessional pre-school in Debden Green, Essex
Hereward
The Hereward County Primary School, Colebrook Lane, LOUGHTON, IG10 2HR · 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 March 2000Reference 402102Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2023Ofsted · 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 28 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Hereward County Primary School, Colebrook Lane, LOUGHTON, IG10 2HR · More nurseries in IG10
Stations
- Debden24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Colebrook Lane, Davenant School and Castell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Hereward is a sessional pre-school at The Hereward County Primary School, Colebrook Lane, LOUGHTON, IG10 2HR, in Debden Green, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerewardThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Chrysalis at The Cricket ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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- All nurseries in Debden Green2
- All nurseries in Essex598
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hereward Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Woodcroft School ages 5–13 0.9 miles
- Oak View School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Theydon Bois Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- The Alderton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 miles
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 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 Hereward's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hereward Good at its inspection on 9 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hereward take?
Hereward is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hereward?
Debden is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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 402102 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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