Sessional pre-school in Porters Town, Southend on Sea
Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C.
Central Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JL · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Central Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JL · More nurseries in SS2
Stations
- Southend Victoria13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Prittlewell15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Southend East15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bournemouth Park, Bournemouth Park Road Eastside and Bournemouth Park Road Westside.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christchurch Park9 min walk
- Warrior Square Gardens12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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 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 Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C. is a sessional pre-school at Central Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JL, in Porters Town, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Sutton House Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Victory Park Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Temple Sutton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Hamstel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 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 Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C.'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C. Good at its inspection on 24 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C. take?
Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C. is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C.?
Southend Victoria is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C.?
You can call 07789 620840.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 119461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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