Full-day nursery in Thetford, Norfolk
Clarence House Thetford
Theatre House, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AD · 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 August 2024Reference 2803876Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Theatre House, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AD · More nurseries in IP24
Stations
- Thetford7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Meadows4 min walk
- Boudicca Pocket Park5 min walk
- Abbey Meadows5 min walk
- Castle Park8 min walk
- Upper Melford Common8 min walk
- Castle Park Play Area playground11 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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Clarence House Thetford is a full-day nursery at Theatre House, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AD, in Thetford, Norfolk. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 16 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
- Norwich Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- The Damara School ages 5–16 0.3 miles
- Redcastle Family School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Queensway Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Queensway Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Admirals Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 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 Clarence House Thetford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clarence House Thetford Good at its inspection on 7 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clarence House Thetford take?
Clarence House Thetford is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Clarence House Thetford?
Clarence House Thetford is run by Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 16 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Clarence House Thetford?
Thetford is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clarence House Thetford?
You can call 01842 337330 and visit www.chdn.co.uk.
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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 2803876 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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