Sessional pre-school in Stoke Park, Suffolk
Bright Sparks Nursery
St Peter's Church Hall, Stoke Park Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9TH · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2023Reference 2722724Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 2026Food 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
St Peter's Church Hall, Stoke Park Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9TH · More nurseries in IP2
Stations
- Ipswich23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Lindisfarne Close, ASDA and Blyth Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bourne Park4 min walk
- Maidenhall Green12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Bright Sparks Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St Peter's Church Hall, Stoke Park Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9TH, in Stoke Park, Suffolk. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sparks NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Halifax Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Stone Lodge Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Gusford Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- The Oaks Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 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 Bright Sparks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Sparks Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Sparks Nursery take?
Bright Sparks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Sparks Nursery?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Sparks Nursery?
You can call 01473 602270 and visit brightsparksnursery.org.
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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 2722724 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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