Sessional pre-school in Bulmer Tye, Essex
Pebbles Preschool
St. Andrews C Of E Primary School, Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EH · 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 September 2020Reference 2604672Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places22 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 October 2022Food 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. Andrews C Of E Primary School, Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EH · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Old Church Lane, Church Road East and Church Road West.
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.
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Pebbles Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St. Andrews C Of E Primary School, Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EH, in Bulmer Tye, Essex. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.7 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 Pebbles Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pebbles Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 29 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pebbles Preschool take?
Pebbles Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
How do I contact Pebbles Preschool?
You can call 07734 189681 and visit www.pebblespreschool.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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2604672 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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