Full-day nursery in Great Clacton, Essex
Chestnut Grove Kindergarten
5 Pathfields Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3JH · 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 March 2010Reference EY408264Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 February 2025Food 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
5 Pathfields Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3JH · More nurseries in CO15
Stations
- Clacton-on-Sea15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including DaRT Greater Clacton.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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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Chestnut Grove Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 5 Pathfields Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3JH, in Great Clacton, Essex. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Grove KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Chase ClactonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Jimmy's Pre-School - Cann HallSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Nanny Jenny's PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Clacton Montessori Day Nursery & PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Jimmy's Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- White Hall Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Cann Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.6 miles
- Alton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Ravens Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 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 Chestnut Grove Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnut Grove Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 25 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnut Grove Kindergarten take?
Chestnut Grove Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chestnut Grove Kindergarten?
Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chestnut Grove Kindergarten?
You can call 01255 429029 and visit www.nurseryclacton.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY408264 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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