Full-day nursery in Ipswich, Suffolk
Garden House Nursery
Garden House Nursery, 18a, St Nicholas Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TJ · 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 2023Reference 2721372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 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
Garden House Nursery, 18a, St Nicholas Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TJ · More nurseries in IP1
Stations
- Ipswich12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
31 bus stops within 400 m, including Willis Building, Old Cattle Market Bus Station and Revolution.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christchurch Park8 min walk
- Alderman Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Garden House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Garden House Nursery, 18a, St Nicholas Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TJ, in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 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
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St Helen's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Ipswich School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Handford Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Ranelagh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 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 Garden House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Garden House Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Garden House Nursery take?
Garden House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Garden House Nursery?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Garden House Nursery?
You can call 01473 281616 and visit www.gardenhouseipswich.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2721372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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