Full-day nursery in Ramsden Heath, Essex
Ramsden Preschool
Ramsden Village Hall, Dowsett Lane, Ramsden Heath, BILLERICAY, CM11 1HX · 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 November 1999Reference 203892Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 September 2026Food 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
Ramsden Village Hall, Dowsett Lane, Ramsden Heath, BILLERICAY, CM11 1HX · More nurseries in CM11
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Dowsetts Lane, The White Horse and Dovedale Close.
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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Ramsden Preschool is a full-day nursery at Ramsden Village Hall, Dowsett Lane, Ramsden Heath, BILLERICAY, CM11 1HX, in Ramsden Heath, Essex. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Ramsden PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Treehouse ClubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2021 0.3 miles
- Mayflower High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.8 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 Ramsden Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ramsden Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 12 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ramsden Preschool take?
Ramsden Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ramsden Preschool?
You can call 01268 711271 and visit www.ramsdenpreschool.net.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 203892 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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