Full-day nursery in Peacemarsh, Dorset
Tops Gillingham
Tops Nursery, Middlefield House, Marlott Road, Gillingham, SP8 4FA · 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 and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 06:00–20:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Tops Nursery, Middlefield House, Marlott Road, Gillingham, SP8 4FA · More nurseries in SP8
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Shires Gate Roundabout, Poppyfields Road and The Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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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Tops Gillingham is a full-day nursery at Tops Nursery, Middlefield House, Marlott Road, Gillingham, SP8 4FA, in Peacemarsh, Dorset. It is registered for 92 children. It opens 06:00–20:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 28 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Tops Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 32 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
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Gillingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Wyke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- Gillingham School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 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 are Tops Gillingham's opening hours?
Tops Gillingham opens 06:00–20:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Tops Gillingham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Gillingham Good at its inspection on 3 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Gillingham take?
Tops Gillingham is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Gillingham?
Tops Gillingham is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Gillingham?
Gillingham (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Gillingham?
You can call 01747 835533 and visit www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2649112 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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