Sessional pre-school in Orton Malborne, Peterborough
Herlington Pre-School
Herlington Community Centre, Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PW · 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 January 1979Reference 256771Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places155 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 April 2026Food 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
Herlington Community Centre, Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PW · More nurseries in PE2
Stations
- Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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Herlington Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Herlington Community Centre, Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PW, in Orton Malborne, Peterborough. It is registered for 155 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herlington Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lime Academy Orton ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Leighton Primary and Preschool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Winyates Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Hampton Hargate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Hampton College All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 Herlington Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Herlington Pre-School Good at its inspection on 10 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Herlington Pre-School take?
Herlington Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 155 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Herlington Pre-School?
Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 256771 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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