Sessional pre-school in Downham Market, Norfolk
Clackclose Pre-School
Downham Market Sure Start Children's Centre, Paradise Road, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE · 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
Downham Market Sure Start Children's Centre, Paradise Road, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE · More nurseries in PE38
Stations
- Downham Market9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- The Howdale9 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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Clackclose Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Downham Market Sure Start Children's Centre, Paradise Road, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE, in Downham Market, Norfolk. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clackclose Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Southery PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nelson Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Wimbotsham and Stow Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.3 miles
- Downham Market Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.6 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 Clackclose Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clackclose Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clackclose Pre-School take?
Clackclose Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Clackclose Pre-School?
Downham Market is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clackclose Pre-School?
You can call 01366 691244 and visit www.clackclosepreschool.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY423085 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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