Sessional pre-school in Barling, Essex
Poppets Pre-School
Barling Magna Primary School, Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0LN · 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 September 2016Reference EY500685Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 16 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 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
Barling Magna Primary School, Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0LN · More nurseries in SS3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Magnolia House, Carpenters and Weir Pond Corner.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Poppets Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Barling Magna Primary School, Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS3 0LN, in Barling, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppets Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rascals Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Little Wakering Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Great Wakering Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Friars Centre PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Rocking Horse Childcare ShoeburyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Kids Kingdom DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Alleyn Court Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Thorpe Hall School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.8 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 Poppets Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poppets Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poppets Pre-School take?
Poppets Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Poppets Pre-School?
You can call 07486 964283.
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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.
- 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 EY500685 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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