Sessional pre-school in Chantry, Suffolk
Brookside Pre-school
Gusford School Grounds, Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ · 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 December 1995Reference 251427Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 16 December 2025Food 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
Gusford School Grounds, Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ · More nurseries in IP2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Swinton Close, Ellenbrook Green Turning Point and Belstead Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ellenbrook Open Space2 min walk
- Ellenbrook Green/Playing Fields2 min walk
- Stone Lodge Park8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Brookside Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Gusford School Grounds, Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ, in Chantry, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Pre-schoolThis 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
- 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 under 0.1 miles
- The Bridge School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Sprites Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- The Oaks Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 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 Brookside Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brookside Pre-school Good at its inspection on 21 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brookside Pre-school take?
Brookside Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brookside Pre-school?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brookside Pre-school?
You can call 01473 604238 and visit www.brooksideip2.org.
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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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251427 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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