Sessional pre-school in Hazel Stub, Suffolk
Castle Fields Pre-School
Castle Playing Fields, School Lane, HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Castle Playing Fields, School Lane, HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE · More nurseries in CB9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Cleves Road, Knight's Court and Strawberry Fields.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haverhill Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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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Castle Fields Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Castle Playing Fields, School Lane, HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE, in Hazel Stub, Suffolk. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Burton End Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Clements Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Westfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.3 miles
- Coupals Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Castle Manor Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 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 Castle Fields Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Fields Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Fields Pre-School take?
Castle Fields Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Castle Fields Pre-School?
You can call 01440 705800 and visit www.castlefieldspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549014 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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