Sessional pre-school in Mark Hall North, Essex
Spinney Pre-School
The Spinney Infant School, Cooks Spinney, HARLOW, CM20 3BW · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2007Reference EY364602Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2010Food 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
The Spinney Infant School, Cooks Spinney, HARLOW, CM20 3BW · More nurseries in CM20
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashlyns, Ladyshot and Moot House.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Stow Recreation Ground2 min walk
- Blackbush Spring Park4 min walk
- Mark Hall Park6 min walk
- Ladyshot Recreation Ground6 min walk
- The Quarry8 min walk
- The Stow Playground4 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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Spinney Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Spinney Infant School, Cooks Spinney, HARLOW, CM20 3BW, in Mark Hall North, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.4 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Church Langley Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.8 miles
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Purford Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 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 Spinney Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spinney Pre-School Good at its inspection on 15 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spinney Pre-School take?
Spinney Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Spinney Pre-School?
Harlow Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spinney Pre-School?
You can call 01279 437590 and visit www.cooksspinneyacademy.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
- 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 EY364602 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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