Sessional pre-school in Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill)
St. Stephens Church Hall, Albert Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6FD · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Stephens Church Hall, Albert Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6FD · More nurseries in IG9
Stations
- Buckhurst Hill10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Roding Valley22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Loughton24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Alfred Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground12 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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Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill) is a sessional pre-school at St. Stephens Church Hall, Albert Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6FD, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- White Bridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Luxborough Court School ages 5–19 0.7 miles
- Daiglen School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Loyola Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Oaklands School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Chigwell School ages 4–18 1.1 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 Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill) Good at its inspection on 13 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill) take?
Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill) is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill)?
Buckhurst Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill)?
You can call 07507 790938.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560717 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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