Sessional pre-school in Wendens Ambo, Essex
Wendens Ambo Pre School
Village Hall, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX · 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 November 2015Reference EY493025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 March 2024Food 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
Village Hall, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX · More nurseries in CB11
Stations
- Audley End3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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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Wendens Ambo Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX, in Wendens Ambo, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.8 miles
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.8 miles
- Newport Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 miles
- Saffron Walden County High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 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 Wendens Ambo Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wendens Ambo Pre School Good at its inspection on 21 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wendens Ambo Pre School take?
Wendens Ambo Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wendens Ambo Pre School?
Audley End is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wendens Ambo Pre School?
You can call 07543 651343 and visit wendensambopreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493025 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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