Full-day nursery in Highgate, Norfolk
Gaywood First Steps
Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, KING'S LYNN, PE30 4QF · 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 2019Reference 2565426Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 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
Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, KING'S LYNN, PE30 4QF · More nurseries in PE30
Stations
- Kings Lynn17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Parkway Park6 min walk
- Gaywood Park6 min walk
- The Walks10 min walk
- Swallowfield Road Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Swallowfield Road Play Area playground11 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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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Gaywood First Steps is a full-day nursery at Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, KING'S LYNN, PE30 4QF, in Highgate, Norfolk. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Glebe House School Trust Limited.
Run by Glebe House School Trust Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkway Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- King's Oak Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Highgate Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Eastgate Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Gaywood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- King's Lynn Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Greyfriars Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.8 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 Gaywood First Steps's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gaywood First Steps Good at its inspection on 29 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gaywood First Steps take?
Gaywood First Steps is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Gaywood First Steps?
Gaywood First Steps is run by Glebe House School Trust Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Gaywood First Steps?
Kings Lynn is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gaywood First Steps?
You can call 01553 771700.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2565426 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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