Sessional pre-school in Stowmarket, Suffolk
Foxglove Violet Hill
Chilton Primary School, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NN · 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 March 2021Reference 2629279Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 2025Food 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
Chilton Primary School, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NN · More nurseries in IP14
Stations
- Stowmarket14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Health Centre, St Edmunds Road and Kingsmead Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stowmarket Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Brooke Way Park12 min walk
- Playground7 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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Foxglove Violet Hill is a sessional pre-school at Chilton Primary School, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NN, in Stowmarket, Suffolk. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Foxglove Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Foxglove Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxglove Violet HillThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Foxglove Montessori NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Sunhill Early Learning StowmarketFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bunnies DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chilton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Wood Ley Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Grace Cook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Combs Ford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Stowmarket High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Foxglove Violet Hill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Foxglove Violet Hill Good at its inspection on 20 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Foxglove Violet Hill take?
Foxglove Violet Hill is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Foxglove Violet Hill?
Foxglove Violet Hill is run by Foxglove Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Foxglove Violet Hill?
Stowmarket is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2629279 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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