Sessional pre-school in Sible Hedingham, Essex
St. Peter's Nursery
St. Peters C of E Primary School, School Road, Sible Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3NR · 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 September 2015Reference EY493461Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 May 2023Ofsted · 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 11 September 2017Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
St. Peters C of E Primary School, School Road, Sible Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3NR · More nurseries in CO9
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© 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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St. Peter's Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St. Peters C of E Primary School, School Road, Sible Hedingham, HALSTEAD, CO9 3NR, in Sible Hedingham, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited.
Run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Park NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
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| LITTLE CHESTNUTS PRE-SCHOOLFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
| The Park preschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- de Vere Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.3 miles
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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. Peter's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Peter's Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Peter's Nursery take?
St. Peter's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs St. Peter's Nursery?
St. Peter's Nursery is run by Castle Hedingham Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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.
- © 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 EY493461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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