Sessional pre-school in Tarpots, Essex
Happy Stars T.M Preschool
Thundersley Methodist Preschool, Kennington Avenue, BENFLEET, SS7 4BS · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Thundersley Methodist Preschool, Kennington Avenue, BENFLEET, SS7 4BS · More nurseries in SS7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Southwold Crescent, Tarpots Corner and Waverley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground12 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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Happy Stars T.M Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Thundersley Methodist Preschool, Kennington Avenue, BENFLEET, SS7 4BS, in Tarpots, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woodham Ley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Montgomerie Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Glenwood School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Kents Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Kents Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 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 Happy Stars T.M Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Stars T.M Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Stars T.M Preschool take?
Happy Stars T.M Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Stars T.M Preschool?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 650157 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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