Sessional pre-school in Acton, Suffolk
Acton Playgroup
Acton Primary School, Lambert Drive, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0US · 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 January 1992Reference 251395Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 2019Food 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
Acton Primary School, Lambert Drive, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0US · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Jennens Way, Lambert Drive and Queensway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground8 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 Suffolk 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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Acton Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Acton Primary School, Lambert Drive, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0US, in Acton, Suffolk. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Acton PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.0 miles
- Woodhall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 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 Acton Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acton Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 16 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acton Playgroup take?
Acton Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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 251395 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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