Full-day nursery in Carlton & Whitton, Suffolk
Elm Tree Nursery
Elm Tree Primary School, Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN · 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
Elm Tree Primary School, Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN · More nurseries in NR33
Stations
- Oulton Broad South12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Oulton Broad North24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Landspring Lane, Shoals Walk and Langley Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rosedale Park11 min walk
- Oakwood Road Community Field playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Elm Tree Nursery is a full-day nursery at Elm Tree Primary School, Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, NR33 9HN, in Carlton & Whitton, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Havers Development Ltd.
Run by Havers Development Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elm Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Dell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Westwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Warren School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Phoenix St Peter Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Pakefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Red Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2023 1.1 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 Elm Tree Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elm Tree Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elm Tree Nursery take?
Elm Tree Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Elm Tree Nursery?
Elm Tree Nursery is run by Havers Development Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Elm Tree Nursery?
Oulton Broad South is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elm Tree Nursery?
You can call 01502 562930 and visit www.elmtreeprimaryacademy.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 EY473432 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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