Full-day nursery in Marden Ash, Essex
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club
St James Hall, 27 St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9EL · 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 March 2023Reference 2727644Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 11 November 2025Food 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
St James Hall, 27 St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9EL · More nurseries in CM5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Coopers Hill, The Stag and Long Fields.
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 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.
What parents say
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Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club is a full-day nursery at St James Hall, 27 St James Avenue, Ongar, CM5 9EL, in Marden Ash, Essex. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, 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
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- High Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 miles
- The Ongar Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 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 Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club take?
Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ongar Pre-School, Breakfast & After School Club?
You can call 01245 914826 and visit www.folpre-schools.com.
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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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2727644 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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