Full-day nursery in Witham South, Essex
Gershwin Park Day Nursery School
Gershwin Boulevard, Drury Road, Witham, CM8 1FQ · 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 January 2015Reference EY484828Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 January 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
Gershwin Boulevard, Drury Road, Witham, CM8 1FQ · More nurseries in CM8
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Aldi, Lodge Farm and Lynfield Motors.
Parks and playgrounds
- Witham Lodge Green7 min walk
- Holst Avenue Park10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Gershwin Park Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Gershwin Boulevard, Drury Road, Witham, CM8 1FQ, in Witham South, Essex. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Seymour House Ltd..
Run by Seymour House Ltd. (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chipping Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Howbridge Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 miles
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- Witham Oaks Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.3 miles
- Acorn Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.3 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 Gershwin Park Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gershwin Park Day Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 28 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gershwin Park Day Nursery School take?
Gershwin Park Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Gershwin Park Day Nursery School?
Gershwin Park Day Nursery School is run by Seymour House Ltd., which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Gershwin Park Day Nursery School?
Hatfield Peverel is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gershwin Park Day Nursery School?
You can call 01376 383940 and visit www.seymourhouse.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY484828 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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