Sessional pre-school in Cambridge Town, Southend on Sea
Little Fishes Pre-School
Shoeburyness & Thorpe Bay Baptist Church, 90 Thorpedene Gardens, Shoeburyness, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9JD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2011Reference EY417708Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 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
Shoeburyness & Thorpe Bay Baptist Church, 90 Thorpedene Gardens, Shoeburyness, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9JD · More nurseries in SS3
Stations
- Shoeburyness19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Thorpe Bay20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Shoebury High School, Waterford Road and West Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shoebury Park9 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Southend on Sea there are about 3.5 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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Little Fishes Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Shoeburyness & Thorpe Bay Baptist Church, 90 Thorpedene Gardens, Shoeburyness, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 9JD, in Cambridge Town, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 60 children. Its Ofsted report card (January 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 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
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Hinguar Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Bournes Green Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Bournes Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Thorpe Hall School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.4 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 Little Fishes Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Little Fishes Pre-School was inspected on 14 January 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Little Fishes Pre-School take?
Little Fishes Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Fishes Pre-School?
Shoeburyness is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Fishes Pre-School?
You can call 01702 382897 and visit www.littlefishespreschool.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY417708 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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