Sessional pre-school in South Benfleet, Essex
Richmond Pre-school CIC
C/o South Benfleet Primary School, High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5HA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 2011Reference EY421247Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2025Food 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
C/o South Benfleet Primary School, High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5HA · More nurseries in SS7
Stations
- Benfleet17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Kents Hill Road, High Road and South View Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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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Richmond Pre-school CIC is a sessional pre-school at C/o South Benfleet Primary School, High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5HA, in South Benfleet, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 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
- South Benfleet Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Kents Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Kents Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Kingston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Woodham Ley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 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 Richmond Pre-school CIC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Richmond Pre-school CIC Outstanding at its inspection on 10 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Richmond Pre-school CIC take?
Richmond Pre-school CIC is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Richmond Pre-school CIC?
Benfleet is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Richmond Pre-school CIC?
You can call 01268 753061 and visit www.richmondpreschool.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY421247 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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