Full-day nursery in Greenstead Green, Essex
The Barn Nursery School
Greenstead Farm, Crocklands, Halstead, CO9 1QY · 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 September 2015Reference EY490758Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Greenstead Farm, Crocklands, Halstead, CO9 1QY · More nurseries in CO9
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
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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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The Barn Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Greenstead Farm, Crocklands, Halstead, CO9 1QY, in Greenstead Green, Essex. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Fairways Childcare CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Richard de Clare Community Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.8 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 The Barn Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Barn Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 13 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Barn Nursery School take?
The Barn Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Barn Nursery School?
You can call 07444 781027 and visit www.thebarnnurseryschool.com.
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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.
- © 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 EY490758 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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