Full-day nursery in Gainsborough, Suffolk
Forest Learners Nursery
Little Learners, Hogarth Road, Ipswich, IP3 0EY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Little Learners, Hogarth Road, Ipswich, IP3 0EY · More nurseries in IP3
Stations
- Derby Road (Ipswich)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Landseer Park, Benacre Road and All Hallows.
Parks and playgrounds
- Landseer Park1 min walk
- Pipers Vale9 min walk
- Murray Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Orwell Country Park11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Forest Learners Nursery is a full-day nursery at Little Learners, Hogarth Road, Ipswich, IP3 0EY, in Gainsborough, Suffolk. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bows and Arrows.
Run by Bows and Arrows (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Forest Learners NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- First Base Ipswich Academy ages 3–8has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.2 miles
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Cliff Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Morland Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Rose Hill Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Ravenswood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 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 Forest Learners Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forest Learners Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 27 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forest Learners Nursery take?
Forest Learners Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
Who runs Forest Learners Nursery?
Forest Learners Nursery is run by Bows and Arrows, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Forest Learners Nursery?
Derby Road (Ipswich) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forest Learners Nursery?
You can call 01473 599038 and visit www.bowsandarrowsgroup.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2659112 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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