Sessional pre-school in Newmarket, Suffolk
First Class Preschool
First Class Pre School, Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU · 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 November 2021Reference 2660103Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
First Class Pre School, Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU · More nurseries in CB8
Stations
- Newmarket16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including School, Manderston Road and Valley Way Stores.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Hall Gardens6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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First Class Preschool is a sessional pre-school at First Class Pre School, Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU, in Newmarket, Suffolk. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Paddocks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairstead House ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Ditton Lodge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Laureate Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Newmarket Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 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 First Class Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Class Preschool Good at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Class Preschool take?
First Class Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Class Preschool?
Newmarket is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Class Preschool?
You can call 01638 663123 and visit www.firstclasspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2660103 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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