Full-day nursery in Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock
Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)
Tank Hill Lane, PURFLEET, RM19 1TA · 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
Tank Hill Lane, PURFLEET, RM19 1TA · More nurseries in RM19
Stations
- Purfleet8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tank Hill Road Primary School, Marlow Avenue and Garrison Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mardyke Pocket Park5 min walk
- Spiderfield6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Thurrock there are about 4.9 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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Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) is a full-day nursery at Tank Hill Lane, PURFLEET, RM19 1TA, in Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Purfleet Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Aveley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.7 miles
- Harris Academy Riverside Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Park Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
- Leigh UTC Dartford Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 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 Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) Good at its inspection on 18 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) take?
Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames) is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)?
Purfleet is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodlands Pre School & Nursery (Purfleet-on-Thames)?
You can call 01708 863737 and visit www.thebutterfly-rooms.com.
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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 EY453859 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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