Full-day nursery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery
Ford House, Shirehall Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BA · 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 May 2017Reference EY546273Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 July 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
Ford House, Shirehall Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BA · More nurseries in IP33
Stations
- Bury St Edmunds21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Brewery, Chequer Square and Theatre Royal.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Gardens3 min walk
- St Mary's Square3 min walk
- St Mary's Square3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ford House, Shirehall Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BA, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 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
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Priory School ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Hardwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Sebert Wood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- South Lee School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.9 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 Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery take?
Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery?
Bury St Edmunds is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery?
You can call 01284 705353 and visit feoffmentpreschool.org.
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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 EY546273 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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