Full-day nursery in Saffron Walden, Essex
Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's
Dame Bradbury's School, Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2AL · 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 2019Reference 2553123Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Dame Bradbury's School, Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2AL · More nurseries in CB10
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Elizabeth Way, Whiteshot Way and The Axe.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Common8 min walk
- Howland Close Children's Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
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Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's is a full-day nursery at Dame Bradbury's School, Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2AL, in Saffron Walden, Essex. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Stephen Perse Foundation.
Run by The Stephen Perse Foundation (charity), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- R A Butler Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- R A Butler Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Saffron Walden County High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.1 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 Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's Good at its inspection on 21 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's take?
Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
Who runs Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's?
Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's is run by The Stephen Perse Foundation, which runs 3 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.
- 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 2553123 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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