Sessional pre-school in Great Dunmow, Essex
Wrens Pre-School
Quaker Meeting House, Dunmow, CM6 1BH · 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 September 2016Reference EY539577Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 March 2026Food 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
Quaker Meeting House, Dunmow, CM6 1BH · More nurseries in CM6
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Station Road and The Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Talberds Ley7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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 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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Wrens Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Quaker Meeting House, Dunmow, CM6 1BH, in Great Dunmow, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dunmow St Mary's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Great Dunmow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Helena Romanes School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 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 Wrens Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wrens Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wrens Pre-School take?
Wrens Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Wrens Pre-School?
You can call 07754 876330 and visit www.wrenspreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539577 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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