Sessional pre-school in Potter Street, Essex
Schoolgate Nursery
Medway Block, Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU · 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 2001Reference 403972Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 2013Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Medway Block, Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU · More nurseries in CM17
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Red Lion, Larkswood and David Livingston House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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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Schoolgate Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Medway Block, Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU, in Potter Street, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Potter Street Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Purford Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Pear Tree Mead Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Henry Moore Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Church Langley Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- William Martin Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 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 Schoolgate Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Schoolgate Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 22 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Schoolgate Nursery take?
Schoolgate Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
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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
- 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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 403972 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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