Sessional pre-school in Springfield, Essex
Springfield Bees Preschool
Perryfields Community Hall, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 7PP · 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 February 2012Reference EY430190Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 April 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
Perryfields Community Hall, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 7PP · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Wear Drive, Paignton Avenue and Falmouth Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Hall Park9 min walk
- Springfield Hall Park (North)9 min walk
- Brackenden Drive Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Churchill Rise Play Area playground10 min walk
- Rocket Park playground11 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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Springfield Bees Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Perryfields Community Hall, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 7PP, in Springfield, Essex. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Bees PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hurst Court Day Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Perryfields Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Perryfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Tyrrells School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- The Beaulieu Park School All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 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 Springfield Bees Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springfield Bees Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 26 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Springfield Bees Preschool take?
Springfield Bees Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Springfield Bees Preschool?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Springfield Bees Preschool?
You can call 01245 264110 and visit www.springfieldbees.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
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY430190 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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