Full-day nursery in Beccles, Suffolk
Beccles Forest Schools
Marsh 49, Beccles Common, Beccles, NR34 9BX · 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 2021Reference 2610909Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 16 December 2025Food 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
Marsh 49, Beccles Common, Beccles, NR34 9BX · More nurseries in NR34
Stations
- Beccles10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Beccles Common3 min walk
- The Quay Field12 min walk
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
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Beccles Forest Schools is a full-day nursery at Marsh 49, Beccles Common, Beccles, NR34 9BX, in Beccles, Suffolk. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Forest SchoolsThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sunbeams Educare LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Sunshine pre-school and Day care Ltd at RavensmereFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Sunshine Pre-School and Day Care LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Worlingham Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Gillingham Early YearsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Thurlton Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beccles Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Ravensmere Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- Beccles High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Sir John Leman High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 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 Beccles Forest Schools's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Beccles Forest Schools Outstanding at its inspection on 5 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Beccles Forest Schools take?
Beccles Forest Schools is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Beccles Forest Schools?
Beccles is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Beccles Forest Schools?
You can call 07708 619251 and visit www.becclesforestschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2610909 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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