Full-day nursery in Hawkwell, Essex
Clever Clogs Preschool
Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4EH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 June 1993Reference 402131Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 March 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4EH · More nurseries in SS5
Stations
- Hockley16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Tudor Way and Hillside Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Clever Clogs Preschool is a full-day nursery at Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4EH, in Hawkwell, Essex. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clever Clogs PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Westerings Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Lift Plumberow Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Lift Hockley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Holt Farm Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Holt Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.4 miles
- Lift Ashingdon Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Clever Clogs Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clever Clogs Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 17 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clever Clogs Preschool take?
Clever Clogs Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Clever Clogs Preschool?
Hockley is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 402131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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