Full-day nursery in Brantham, Suffolk
Brooklands Young Explorers
Brooklands Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Manningtree, CO11 1RX · 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 March 2008Reference EY368548Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brooklands Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Manningtree, CO11 1RX · More nurseries in CO11
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Merriam Close, Brooklands School and Palfrey Heights.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground12 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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Brooklands Young Explorers is a full-day nursery at Brooklands Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Manningtree, CO11 1RX, in Brantham, Suffolk. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Constable Country Childcare Committee.
Run by Constable Country Childcare Committee (charity), which runs 5 nurseries.
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| Brooklands Young ExplorersThis 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
- Brooklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Stourview Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 1.6 miles
- Manningtree High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; 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 Brooklands Young Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brooklands Young Explorers Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brooklands Young Explorers take?
Brooklands Young Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Brooklands Young Explorers?
Brooklands Young Explorers is run by Constable Country Childcare Committee, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Brooklands Young Explorers?
Manningtree is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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 EY368548 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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