Sessional pre-school in Amersham Old Town, Buckinghamshire
Holding Hands Pre-School
Mares Farm, High Street, Amersham, HP7 0HR · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2016Reference EY498738Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 October 2022Ofsted · 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 18 October 2022Food 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
Mares Farm, High Street, Amersham, HP7 0HR · More nurseries in HP7
Stations
- Amersham20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Barn Meadow8 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 Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 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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Holding Hands Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Mares Farm, High Street, Amersham, HP7 0HR, in Amersham Old Town, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Heatherton School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- The Beacon School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Chestnut Lane School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Woodside Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Henry Allen Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.4 miles
- Elangeni School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.5 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 Holding Hands Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holding Hands Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 13 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holding Hands Pre-School take?
Holding Hands Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Holding Hands Pre-School?
Amersham is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holding Hands Pre-School?
You can call 07920 512180 and visit www.holdinghandspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498738 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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