Sessional pre-school in Watford, Hertfordshire
St Mary's Pre-School
St. Marys Church, Church Street, Watford, WD18 0EG · 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 April 2002Reference EY217236Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 April 2023Ofsted · 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 16 July 2025Food 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
St. Marys Church, Church Street, Watford, WD18 0EG · More nurseries in WD18
Stations
- Watford High Street6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Watford Junction16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bushey19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, King Street and Market Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waterfields Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Radlett Road Playing fields11 min walk
- Cassiobury Park12 min walk
- Waterfields Playground8 min walk
- Watford Fields Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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St Mary's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Marys Church, Church Street, Watford, WD18 0EG, in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's 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
- Central Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Chater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Field Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Laurance Haines School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 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 St Mary's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Mary's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 18 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Mary's Pre-School take?
St Mary's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Mary's Pre-School?
Watford High Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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 EY217236 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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