Sessional pre-school in Southchurch, Southend on Sea
Trinket Box Pre School Ltd
c/o Thorpe Greenways Schools, Greenways, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3BS · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2012Reference EY445065Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
c/o Thorpe Greenways Schools, Greenways, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3BS · More nurseries in SS1
Stations
- Southend East14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Thorpe Bay21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Lifstan Way and Butterys.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southchurch Park East1 min walk
- Southchurch Park4 min walk
- Southchurch Park Playground6 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 Southend on Sea there are about 3.5 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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Trinket Box Pre School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at c/o Thorpe Greenways Schools, Greenways, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 3BS, in Southchurch, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Greenways Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Hamstel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Bournes Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Thorpe Hall School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Bournes Green Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 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 Trinket Box Pre School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Trinket Box Pre School Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 24 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Trinket Box Pre School Ltd take?
Trinket Box Pre School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Trinket Box Pre School Ltd?
Southend East is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 EY445065 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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