Gumboots nursery & pre-school

Crystal Palace Road

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Gumboots nursery & pre-school scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 14 January 2026 by Southwark.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gumboots nursery & pre-school, from October 2020 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 2 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Gumboots nursery & pre-school.

Food hygiene rating history for Gumboots nursery & pre-school
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
21 October 2020	5 / 5	Very good
14 January 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Gumboots nursery & pre-school in Crystal Palace Road has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

171-173,
Crystal Palace Road,
London,
SE22 9EP

Gumboots nursery & pre-school Hygiene Rating - 2/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Gumboots nursery & pre-school. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Gumboots nursery & pre-school?

Food hygiene at Gumboots nursery & pre-school is inspected by Southwark, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Gumboots nursery & pre-school

What is Gumboots nursery & pre-school’s food hygiene rating?

Gumboots nursery & pre-school has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 January 2026.

When was Gumboots nursery & pre-school last inspected?

Gumboots nursery & pre-school was last inspected by Southwark on 14 January 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.