Full-day nursery in Grays, Thurrock
Pier Lodge Day Nursery
Thames Road, Grays, RM17 6JP · 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 August 2015Reference EY490819Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 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
Thames Road, Grays, RM17 6JP · More nurseries in RM17
Stations
- Grays10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Grays Beach Riverside Park1 min walk
- Falcon Wood5 min walk
- Grays Town Park12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 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 Thurrock there are about 4.9 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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Pier Lodge Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Thames Road, Grays, RM17 6JP, in Grays, Thurrock. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Lodge Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Riverside Pre-School ServicesSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Monarchs Childcare Ltd (88)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bluebirds Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Raising Eagles Montessori NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Monarchs Childcare Ltd (64)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Leaps Daycare LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Light Christian School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Quarry Hill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Belmont Castle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Lansdowne Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 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 Pier Lodge Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pier Lodge Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pier Lodge Day Nursery take?
Pier Lodge Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pier Lodge Day Nursery?
Grays is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pier Lodge Day Nursery?
You can call 01375 393055 and visit pierlodgedaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490819 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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