Full-day nursery in Rainham, Medway
Scallywags (Medway) Limited
Playfootball.Net, London Road, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7RJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Playfootball.Net, London Road, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7RJ · More nurseries in ME8
Stations
- Rainham (Kent)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Danson Way, Bloors Lane and Roberts Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cozenton Park4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Medway there are about 4 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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Scallywags (Medway) Limited is a full-day nursery at Playfootball.Net, London Road, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7RJ, in Rainham, Medway. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 17 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scallywags (Medway) LimitedThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thames View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Margaret's Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Miers Court Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Featherby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.1 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 Scallywags (Medway) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scallywags (Medway) Limited Outstanding at its inspection on 7 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scallywags (Medway) Limited take?
Scallywags (Medway) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Scallywags (Medway) Limited?
Rainham (Kent) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Scallywags (Medway) Limited?
You can call 01634 232300 and visit www.scallywagsmedway.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
- 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 EY459674 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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