Sessional pre-school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
St Catherines C of E Private Nursery
St. Catherines Hoddesdon C of E Primary School, Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT · 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 June 1994Reference 124114Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2024Ofsted · 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 17 September 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Catherines Hoddesdon C of E Primary School, Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT · More nurseries in EN11
Stations
- Rye House20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsbury's and Clock Tower.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pound Close Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Barclay Park10 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 Hertfordshire 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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St Catherines C of E Private Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St. Catherines Hoddesdon C of E Primary School, Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT, in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Rivers Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Rye Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- St Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Forres Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- High Leigh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Sheredes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 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 St Catherines C of E Private Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Catherines C of E Private Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Catherines C of E Private Nursery take?
St Catherines C of E Private Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Catherines C of E Private Nursery?
Rye House is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Catherines C of E Private Nursery?
You can call 01992 464700 and visit www.stcathsnursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 124114 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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