Sessional pre-school in Hockerill, Hertfordshire
Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited
Thorn Grove Primary School, Thorn Grove, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5LD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Thorn Grove Primary School, Thorn Grove, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5LD · More nurseries in CM23
Stations
- Bishops Stortford10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Sports Club, Dimsdale Crescent and Herts & Essex Hospital Grounds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dimsdale Crescent Park3 min walk
- Wilson Close Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Nightingales Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Wilson Close Play Area playground12 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.
What parents say
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Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited is a sessional pre-school at Thorn Grove Primary School, Thorn Grove, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5LD, in Hockerill, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thorn Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Summercroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Thorley Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.1 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 Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited Good at its inspection on 17 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited take?
Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited?
Bishops Stortford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thorn Grove Little Acorns Limited?
You can call 01279 653233.
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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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495142 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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