Full-day nursery in The Birches, Essex
Grove Road Pre-school
Grove Wood Primary School, Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA · 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 October 2010Reference EY417014Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grove Wood Primary School, Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA · More nurseries in SS6
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Clarence Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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Grove Road Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Grove Wood Primary School, Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA, in The Birches, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Road Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grove Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Wyburns Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Edwards Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Lift Westerings Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.5 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 Grove Road Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grove Road Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 25 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grove Road Pre-school take?
Grove Road Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Grove Road Pre-school?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Grove Road Pre-school?
You can call 01268 747322 and visit www.groveroadpreschool.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY417014 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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