Full-day nursery in Kirby Cross, Essex
The Chase Kirby
Kirby Le Soken Primary School, Halstead Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0LW · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2015Reference EY493909Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kirby Le Soken Primary School, Halstead Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0LW · More nurseries in CO13
Stations
- Kirby Cross7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Halstead Road, Halstead Rd and Kirby Cross.
Parks and playgrounds
- Halstead Road Play Area2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- 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.
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The Chase Kirby is a full-day nursery at Kirby Le Soken Primary School, Halstead Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0LW, in Kirby Cross, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Chase Nurseries Limited.
Run by Chase Nurseries Limited (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
- Kirby Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Lift Hamford Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- St Philomena's School ages 4–11 1.4 miles
- Lift Tendring Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 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 The Chase Kirby's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Chase Kirby Good at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Chase Kirby take?
The Chase Kirby is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs The Chase Kirby?
The Chase Kirby is run by Chase Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Chase Kirby?
Kirby Cross is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493909 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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