Full-day nursery in Great Barton, Suffolk
Great Barton Pathways
School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ · More nurseries in IP31
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including School and A143 Bus Shelter.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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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Great Barton Pathways is a full-day nursery at School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ, in Great Barton, Suffolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barton PathwaysThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons Bury St Edmunds Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Moreton Hall Prepcare NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Thurston ChildcareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Little Explorers Day Nursery PakenhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Thurston ChildcareSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Little Willows ChildcareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.8 miles
- First Base Bury St Edmunds ages 3–8Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.8 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 Great Barton Pathways's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Barton Pathways Good at its inspection on 20 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Barton Pathways take?
Great Barton Pathways is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Great Barton Pathways?
You can call 01284 788258 and visit greatbartonpathways.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY381254 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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