Full-day nursery in Docking, Norfolk
Docking Pre-School
Well Street, Docking, PE31 8LQ · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Well Street, Docking, PE31 8LQ · More nurseries in PE31
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- zip wire playground6 min walk
© 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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Docking Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Well Street, Docking, PE31 8LQ, in Docking, Norfolk. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 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 Docking Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Docking Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Docking Pre-School take?
Docking Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
How do I contact Docking Pre-School?
You can call 01485 518344 and visit www.stmaryfederation.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 254040 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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