Sessional pre-school in Tollesbury, Essex
Tollesbury Preschool
The Manse, 2 Station Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RA · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Manse, 2 Station Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RA · More nurseries in CM9
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including The Square and Fire Station.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Tollesbury Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Manse, 2 Station Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RA, in Tollesbury, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tollesbury School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 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 Tollesbury Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tollesbury Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 4 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tollesbury Preschool take?
Tollesbury Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 402290 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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