Full-day nursery in Maldon, Essex
The Friary Pre-School
Chapter House, Carmelite Way, Maldon, CM9 5FX · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Chapter House, Carmelite Way, Maldon, CM9 5FX · More nurseries in CM9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Swan Hotel, All Saints Church and The White Horse.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longfields2 min walk
- Promenade Park10 min walk
- Oak Tree Meadow12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Cherry Garden Play Area 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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The Friary Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Chapter House, Carmelite Way, Maldon, CM9 5FX, in Maldon, Essex. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Essex County Council.
Run by Essex County Council (local council), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friary Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maldon Court Preparatory School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Maldon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- Wentworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Heybridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 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 The Friary Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Friary Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Friary Pre-School take?
The Friary Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
Who runs The Friary Pre-School?
The Friary Pre-School is run by Essex County Council, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact The Friary Pre-School?
You can call 0333 013 2628.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491964 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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