Sessional pre-school in Great Wakering, Essex
Great Wakering Pre-School
Community Centre, High Street, Great Wakering, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0EJ · 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 July 2016Reference EY501657Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 March 2026Food 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
Community Centre, High Street, Great Wakering, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0EJ · More nurseries in SS3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Red Lion, Lee Lotts and Church.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Great Wakering Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Community Centre, High Street, Great Wakering, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0EJ, in Great Wakering, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Great Wakering Pre-School LLP.
Run by Great Wakering Pre-School LLP (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wakering Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Rocking Horse Childcare ShoeburyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 miles
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Bournes Green Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.8 miles
- Hinguar Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.9 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 Great Wakering Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Wakering Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Wakering Pre-School take?
Great Wakering Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Great Wakering Pre-School?
Great Wakering Pre-School is run by Great Wakering Pre-School LLP, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Great Wakering Pre-School?
Shoeburyness is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 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.
- 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 EY501657 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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