Sessional pre-school in Cupid Green, Hertfordshire
Jack in the Box at Brockswood
Brockswood Primary and Nursery School, Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QH · 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 May 2021Reference 2638629Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brockswood Primary and Nursery School, Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QH · More nurseries in HP2
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Coleridge Crescent and Cuffley Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Hertfordshire 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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Jack in the Box at Brockswood is a sessional pre-school at Brockswood Primary and Nursery School, Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QH, in Cupid Green, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack in the Box at BrockswoodThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brockswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Holtsmere End Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Haywood Grove School ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Hammond Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Jupiter Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 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 Jack in the Box at Brockswood's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jack in the Box at Brockswood Outstanding at its inspection on 26 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Jack in the Box at Brockswood take?
Jack in the Box at Brockswood is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
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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 2638629 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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