Sessional pre-school in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk
First Friends Pre School
Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR · 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
Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Lynn's Hall Close, Bantocks Road and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 Friends Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR, in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 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 Friends Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Friends Pre School Good at its inspection on 10 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Friends Pre School take?
First Friends Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact First Friends Pre School?
You can call 01787 882473 and visit first-friends.com.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY301142 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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