Full-day nursery in Witham, Essex
Holly Trees Nursery
Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AZ · 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 January 2020Reference 2563245Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 8 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places142 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AZ · More nurseries in CM8
Stations
- Witham (Essex)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Avenue Road, Crittall Rd and The George.
Parks and playgrounds
- Witham Town Park8 min walk
- River Walk8 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Witham Town Park Playground10 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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Holly Trees Nursery is a full-day nursery at Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AZ, in Witham, Essex. It is registered for 142 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 15 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Howbridge Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Templars Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Witham Oaks Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 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 0.9 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Elm Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Southview School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2022 1.2 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 Holly Trees Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holly Trees Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holly Trees Nursery take?
Holly Trees Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 142 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Holly Trees Nursery?
Witham (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holly Trees Nursery?
You can call 01376 514333 and visit www.hollytreesdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2563245 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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