Full-day nursery in Blundeston, Suffolk
Blundeston Pre-School
Lakeside Rise, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5BE · 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
Lakeside Rise, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5BE · More nurseries in NR32
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Lakeside Rise and Decoy Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blundeston (Millennium Green)11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Blundeston Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Lakeside Rise, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5BE, in Blundeston, Suffolk. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blundeston Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St Benedict's Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
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| YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's RoadFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| YMCA Childcare Water LaneSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Trinity NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- The Limes Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 miles
- Woods Loke Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.8 miles
- Somerleyton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 miles
- Gunton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.8 miles
- Oulton Broad Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.9 miles
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.5 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 Blundeston Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blundeston Pre-School Good at its inspection on 31 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blundeston Pre-School take?
Blundeston Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Blundeston Pre-School?
You can call 01502 218180 and visit www.blundestonpreschool.org.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2640467 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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