Sessional pre-school in Great Waltham, Essex
Up, Up and Away Pre-School
Houlton Hall, South Street, Great Waltham, CHELMSFORD, CM3 1DF · 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
Houlton Hall, South Street, Great Waltham, CHELMSFORD, CM3 1DF · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Memorial, Hatchfields and Crowbush House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Deer Park5 min walk
- Playground2 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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Up, Up and Away Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Houlton Hall, South Street, Great Waltham, CHELMSFORD, CM3 1DF, in Great Waltham, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up, Up and Away Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Chelmer Valley High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 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 Up, Up and Away Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Up, Up and Away Pre-School Good at its inspection on 18 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Up, Up and Away Pre-School take?
Up, Up and Away Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY433248 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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