Sessional pre-school in Great Oxney Green, Essex
Writtle Green Pre-School
The Beryl Platt Centre 12-14, Redwood Drive, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3LY · 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 1999Reference 650172Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places19 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 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
The Beryl Platt Centre 12-14, Redwood Drive, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3LY · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Chequers Road, Ongar Road and Purcell Cole.
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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Writtle Green Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Beryl Platt Centre 12-14, Redwood Drive, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3LY, in Great Oxney Green, Essex. It is registered for 19 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Writtle Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Writtle Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.5 miles
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.6 miles
- Hylands School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 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 Writtle Green Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Writtle Green Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Writtle Green Pre-School take?
Writtle Green Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 19 children at any one time.
How do I contact Writtle Green Pre-School?
You can call 07950 944612 and visit writtlegreenpre-school.org.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 650172 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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