Sessional pre-school in Ockendon, Thurrock
Scalliwags Pre-School
South Ockendon Village Hall, 65 North Road, South Ockendon, RM15 6QH · 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
South Ockendon Village Hall, 65 North Road, South Ockendon, RM15 6QH · More nurseries in RM15
Stations
- Ockendon10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Nelson Road, West Road and Peartree Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Quincetree Park10 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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Scalliwags Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at South Ockendon Village Hall, 65 North Road, South Ockendon, RM15 6QH, in Ockendon, Thurrock. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalliwags Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Headstart Pre schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Headstart NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benyon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Bonnygate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Shaw Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- Beacon Hill Academy ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.5 miles
- Dilkes Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 1.6 miles
- Somers Heath Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.2 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 Scalliwags Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scalliwags Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scalliwags Pre-School take?
Scalliwags Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Scalliwags Pre-School?
Ockendon is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Scalliwags Pre-School?
You can call 07941 653463 and visit scalliwagspreschool.com.
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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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY290562 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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