Sessional pre-school in Waltham Abbey, Essex
Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC
46 Crooked Mile, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1QD · 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 July 2002Reference EY152486Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
46 Crooked Mile, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1QD · More nurseries in EN9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Parklands, Saxon Way and Foxes Parade.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Gardens1 min walk
- Abbey Meadows2 min walk
- Cornmill Meadows3 min walk
- Larsens Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC is a sessional pre-school at 46 Crooked Mile, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1QD, in Waltham Abbey, Essex. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Leverton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Hillhouse CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Four Swannes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- Upshire Primary Foundation School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Downfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.4 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 Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC Good at its inspection on 9 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC take?
Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC?
Waltham Cross is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tudor Cross Pre-School CIC?
You can call 01992 766444 and visit www.tudorcrosspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY152486 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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