Full-day nursery in Kirkley, Suffolk
Kirkley Nursery
Kirkley Children's Centre, Kirkley Street, Lowestoft, NR33 0LU · 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 August 2020Reference 2600502Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 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
Kirkley Children's Centre, Kirkley Street, Lowestoft, NR33 0LU · More nurseries in NR33
Stations
- Lowestoft20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Enstone Road, Marquis of Lorne and Appletree Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kirkley Fen Park3 min walk
- Kensington Gardens8 min walk
- Fen Park playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Kirkley Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kirkley Children's Centre, Kirkley Street, Lowestoft, NR33 0LU, in Kirkley, Suffolk. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 45 reviews (October 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
- Phoenix St Peter Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Red Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2023 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Westwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 miles
- Roman Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Pakefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Dell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Elm Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 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 Kirkley Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kirkley Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kirkley Nursery take?
Kirkley Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kirkley Nursery?
Lowestoft is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kirkley Nursery?
You can call 01502 521531.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2600502 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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