Full-day nursery in Chapelfield Grove, Norfolk
Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles
38a St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LL · 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 June 2015Reference EY484511Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 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
38a St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LL · More nurseries in NR2
Stations
- Norwich18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Chapelfield Gardens3 min walk
- Plantation Garden8 min walk
- Jenny Lind Park9 min walk
- The Oasis10 min walk
- Gildencroft Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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 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.
What parents say
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Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles is a full-day nursery at 38a St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LL, in Chapelfield Grove, Norfolk. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Chestnut Nursery School (Norfolk) Limited.
Run by Chestnut Nursery School (Norfolk) Limited (school), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- The Free School Norwich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Norwich School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Charles Darwin Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Avenue Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.8 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 Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles Good at its inspection on 25 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles take?
Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles?
Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles is run by Chestnut Nursery School (Norfolk) Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles?
Norwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles?
You can call 01603 629009 and visit chestnut-nursery.com.
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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 EY484511 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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