Sessional pre-school in Birch Green, Hertfordshire
Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School, Birch Green, Hertford, SG14 2LR · 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 December 2022Reference 2717771Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 1 February 2011Food 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
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School, Birch Green, Hertford, SG14 2LR · More nurseries in SG14
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Foxdells and War Memorial.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group is a sessional pre-school at Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School, Birch Green, Hertford, SG14 2LR, in Birch Green, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- Hertford Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Hollybush Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- The Sele School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.3 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 Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group Good at its inspection on 2 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group take?
Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group?
Hertford North is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group?
You can call 01992 679844 and visit minicowperpreschool.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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2717771 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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