Full-day nursery in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex
Margery's Private Day Nursery
High Street, Thorpe le Soken, Frinton on Sea, CO16 0EF · 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
High Street, Thorpe le Soken, Frinton on Sea, CO16 0EF · More nurseries in CO16
Stations
- Thorpe-le-Soken20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Crescent and Mill Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 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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Margery's Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at High Street, Thorpe le Soken, Frinton on Sea, CO16 0EF, in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 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 Margery's Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Margery's Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Margery's Private Day Nursery take?
Margery's Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Margery's Private Day Nursery?
Thorpe-le-Soken is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Margery's Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01255 862558.
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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.
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- 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 650099 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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