Sessional pre-school in Powers Hall End, Essex
Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs
Witham Community Association, Spring Lodge, Powers Hall End, WITHAM, CM8 2HE · 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
Witham Community Association, Spring Lodge, Powers Hall End, WITHAM, CM8 2HE · More nurseries in CM8
Stations
- Witham (Essex)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Road, Spa Road and Chipping Hill Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- River Walk2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
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Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs is a sessional pre-school at Witham Community Association, Spring Lodge, Powers Hall End, WITHAM, CM8 2HE, in Powers Hall End, Essex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Witham Oaks Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Acorn Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Templars Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Southview School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Elm Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Howbridge Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 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 Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs Good at its inspection on 15 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs take?
Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Spring Lodge Pre-school & Out of School Clubs?
Witham (Essex) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 402132 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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