Full-day nursery in Chalvedon, Essex
Serendipity Nursery II
The Basildon Upper Academy, Wickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL · 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
The Basildon Upper Academy, Wickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL · More nurseries in SS13
Stations
- Pitsea14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Chalvedon School, Dover Way and Wickford Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chalvedon Park5 min walk
- Howards Park7 min walk
- Northlands Park12 min walk
- Sandon Green12 min walk
- Plumleys Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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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Serendipity Nursery II is a full-day nursery at The Basildon Upper Academy, Wickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL, in Chalvedon, Essex. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd.
Run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Northlands Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Eversley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Felmore Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Bardfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.9 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 Serendipity Nursery II's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Serendipity Nursery II Outstanding at its inspection on 30 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Serendipity Nursery II take?
Serendipity Nursery II is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Serendipity Nursery II?
Serendipity Nursery II is run by Serendipity Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Serendipity Nursery II?
Pitsea is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Serendipity Nursery II?
You can call 01268 498745.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY469370 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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