Sessional pre-school in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
Bramble Bears
Ashwellthorpe Village Hall, The Street, ASHWELLTHORPE, NR16 1AA · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Ashwellthorpe Village Hall, The Street, ASHWELLTHORPE, NR16 1AA · More nurseries in NR16
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Norfolk there are about 3.9 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.
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Bramble Bears is a sessional pre-school at Ashwellthorpe Village Hall, The Street, ASHWELLTHORPE, NR16 1AA, in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wreningham VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.6 miles
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What is Bramble Bears's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bramble Bears Good at its inspection on 8 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bramble Bears take?
Bramble Bears is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bramble Bears?
You can call 07789 055211 and visit www.bramblebearsplaygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 253964 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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