Sessional pre-school in Melton Constable, Norfolk
Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School)
Astley Primary School, Fakenham Road, Briston, NR24 2HH · 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 2020Reference 2588828Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Astley Primary School, Fakenham Road, Briston, NR24 2HH · More nurseries in NR24
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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Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School) is a sessional pre-school at Astley Primary School, Fakenham Road, Briston, NR24 2HH, in Melton Constable, Norfolk. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Briston Community Nursery School Limited.
Run by Briston Community Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Astley Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2021 under 0.1 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 Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School) Good at its inspection on 16 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School) take?
Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School) is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School)?
Briston Community Nursery School Limited (Pre-School) is run by Briston Community Nursery School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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.
- 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 2588828 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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