Sessional pre-school in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex
South Woodham Pre-school
Woodville Primary School, Brent Avenue, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5SE · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Woodville Primary School, Brent Avenue, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5SE · More nurseries in CM3
Stations
- South Woodham Ferrers6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Medical Centre and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Blue Cage playground2 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.
What parents say
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South Woodham Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Woodville Primary School, Brent Avenue, CHELMSFORD, CM3 5SE, in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 22 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Woodham Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woodville Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Elmwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Collingwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.7 miles
- William de Ferrers School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.7 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 South Woodham Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated South Woodham Pre-school Good at its inspection on 19 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can South Woodham Pre-school take?
South Woodham Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to South Woodham Pre-school?
South Woodham Ferrers is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact South Woodham Pre-school?
You can call 01245 429238 and visit www.twizzletops.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY337755 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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