Oakfields Preparatory School

Harwood Hall, Harwood Hall Lane, Corbets Tey, Upminster RM14 2YG
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  • Oakfields Preparatory School, Upminster
Nestled in Upminster, Oakfields Preparatory School spans across seven acres of beautiful grounds. Dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for pupils aged 2½ to 11, the staff are committed to delivering a bespoke, heightened curriculum that maintains high academic standards, while valuing the importance of letting children be children and embracing their youth.

The school fosters a love for learning in an environment that supports each child's overall well-being and celebrates diversity, creating an inclusive culture where every pupil can develop acceptance and essential interpersonal skills. By encouraging curiosity and igniting a passion for learning, the school empowers pupils to engage with global challenges beyond the classroom. In nurturing personal goals and self-belief, the school enhances motivation and resilience in its pupils, preparing them for future success.

In 2022, Oakfields opened a brand-new Early Years Village tailored for nursery children. This space provides an ideal environment for play, learning and growth. It features an inviting playground, orchard, mud kitchen and bright classrooms, offering a nurturing setting that encourages creativity and exploration for their youngest learners.

At Oakfields, they understand the formative years of a child’s education are filled with excitement, exploration and discovery. During this time, children begin to form friendships, experience new opportunities and learn about a world beyond the secure confines of their immediate home life.

Children at Oakfields enjoy a huge array of activities and plenty of green space. They have access to endless opportunities for indoor and outdoor free-flow play and learning. Alongside spacious classrooms, enclosed playground, and outdoor learning area, the children enjoy exploring the extensive grounds and various other areas available to them.
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Type of Service

  • Nursery School
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Matthew Booth (Headteacher)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 5

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

  • from 2 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery 1:


    5 full days (Monday to Friday) – £4,250 per term,


    3 full days (choice of days subject to availability) – £2,550 per term,


    2 full days (choice of days subject to availability) – £1,700 per term.


    Nursery 2:


    5 full days (Monday to Friday) – £4,250 per term

  • If your child is between the age of 3 and 5, you may be entitled to a Nursery Education Grant.


    All Nursery Fees are exempt from VAT. The Government has indicated that Nursery Fees will continue to be exempt from VAT from 1st January 2025, when independent schools will be required to charge VAT on School Fees from Reception upwards.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-17:50
    Tuesday 07:30-17:50
    Wednesday 07:30-17:50
    Thursday 07:30-17:50
    Friday 07:30-17:50

When Closed

  • School Holidays

Oakfields Preparatory School Reviews (9)

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Oakfields Preparatory School has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.875) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oakfields Preparatory School has 9 reviews.

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Review from Inga S (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely love Oakfields! Such a great, safe and nurturing environment for the kids. Teachers are the best and my both kids adore them. They are happy and excited every morning to spend the day with teachers and their friends. It was the best decision to join Oakfields!
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Review from Remziye S (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with Oakfields. The teachers are absolutely amazing - so caring, nurturing, and dedicated. They create such a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe, supported, and encouraged to grow. Our daughter is always excited to go and comes home happy, full of stories
about her day. It's truly wonderful to see her thriving in such a loving and enriching setting. We highly recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a nursery where their child will be learning but also nurtured.
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Review from K A (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Oakfields Preparatory School has been amazing for my child's development. The teachers are supportive, attentive, and always on hand. There's a wide range of weekly activities, and I love receiving daily pictures and updates through the app. Highly recommend!
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Review from O A (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Oakfields Preparatory School is such an amazing environment for my children, their learning experience has been nothing short of an excellent, experienced and nurturing teacher and a very clean and conducive environment to grow.
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Review from R A (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter began her journey at Oakfields Nursery in September 2022, aged three. From then to now, we have seen her thrive. She has made many friends, adores her teachers and looks forward to every day there. It’s also great that there are so many different and unique activities regularly available.
The school environment is wholesome and peaceful, perfect for anxious parents. On observing the older children at the school, they are also very kind and respectful. In terms of her education, we are so impressed by her knowledge, speech and language. She tells us about her day and the things she’s learnt, which are sometimes things we don’t know ourselves. For example, the ability to count to 10 in Spanish and explaining to me what a digraph is. She’s amazing, and the school is amazing. We are happy and at ease knowing she is in a safe and caring environment.
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Review from Laura E (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Oakfields nursery is a very caring and nurturing environment for a young child to develop and learn creativity, social skills, phonics, literacy and numeracy. There is a wonderful friendly, positive atmosphere in the nursery and school in general. I couldn't speak more highly of the teachers and staff,
for them it's personal, they know all the children's names, are engaged with the children, educating, playing and caring for your child's needs to a high standard. It's the best start all children should have.
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Review from Olena S (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Oakfields Montessori Nursery is the best that happened to our family! Children are growing in a loving and caring environment, full of learning fun and friendships! The teachers and carers are extremely supportive. Our son started the nursery when he just turned 3 years old and did not speak a single
word of English. He was also significantly attached to our family and we were worried about the transition to the nursery. Oakfields teachers very confidently stepped in and became like second parents: caring, looking after, educating and helping. Our boy followed his teacher everywhere and looked like it was nearly 1:1 care. Now he is a very confident child, learning how to read and trying to write, every day he cannot wait to get to the nursery every morning to see friends and to play together! We love Oakfields Montessori- everything about this school is beautiful!
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Review from Nikki H (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Oakfields Montessori School provides an environment that encourages my son to be curious about his learning. The teachers are nurturing in their approach and really allow the children to be individuals. My son absolutely loves being and Oakfields Montessori School and has grown immensely since being
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Review from Rachel O (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I chose Oakfields for my eldest child as I felt the staff were passionate about children. I loved the atmosphere of kindergarten both outside and inside where children are encouraged to learn independently as well as in pairs or groups. My son left Oakfields with lots of confidence as well as a sound
grasp of phonics, language, numbers and a genuine desire to learn about the world around him. He still talks about it fondly. I'm sending my 2nd child in September 2017 and my 3rd the following year. It's the right choice for us all as we know our children are being cared for by experienced teachers led by a very proactive management team. As parents, we've always felt able to speak to all of the kindergarten teachers about any of our concerns or worries and this, in turn, has been reciprocated. In addition, anything positive or rewarding our child had achieved was celebrated at kindergarten too. We loved using the tapestry app to see what our son had been doing that day.
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Current Review Score: 8.9 (8.875)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.9 (8.875) out of 10 for Oakfields Preparatory School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 5.000 for Oakfields Preparatory School is calculated as follows: ( (48 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 5
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.875 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Oakfields Preparatory School is based on 4 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 = 3.375
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 number of registered child places is 8. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 8 = 0.5
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (2)

Meet the Team (1)

Matthew

Matthew Booth

Job Title: Headteacher

Head of School at Oakfields Preparatory School.

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakfields Preparatory School

What is the Age Range of Children that Oakfields Preparatory School accepts?

Oakfields Preparatory School accepts Children aged from 2 years 6 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Oakfields Preparatory School Open?

Oakfields Preparatory School is open: Monday 07:30-17:50, Tuesday 07:30-17:50, Wednesday 07:30-17:50, Thursday 07:30-17:50, Friday 07:30-17:50.

How many Children does Oakfields Preparatory School have capacity for?

Oakfields Preparatory School has capacity for a total of 40 Children.

How far is Oakfields Preparatory School to the centre of Upminster?

1.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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