Sessional pre-school in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex
Our Lady of Ransom Preschool
Pope John Paul Hall, London Road, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9DT · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pope John Paul Hall, London Road, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9DT · More nurseries in SS6
Stations
- Rayleigh16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Electricity Board, Little Wheatley Chase and Victoria Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sweyne Park7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Our Lady of Ransom Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Pope John Paul Hall, London Road, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9DT, in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Ransom PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Born ToSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.5 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- The Sweyne Park School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- The FitzWimarc School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Our Lady of Ransom Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Our Lady of Ransom Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Our Lady of Ransom Preschool take?
Our Lady of Ransom Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Our Lady of Ransom Preschool?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Our Lady of Ransom Preschool?
You can call 01268 780797 and visit olorps.org.
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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 203840 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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