Sessional pre-school in Studlands Park, Suffolk
Little Buds Pre-School
The Community Centre, Brickfields Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 7RX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Community Centre, Brickfields Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 7RX · More nurseries in CB8
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Mill Reef Close, Highclere Close and Community Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Studlands Park4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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Little Buds Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Community Centre, Brickfields Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 7RX, in Studlands Park, Suffolk. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laureate Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Exning Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Paddocks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Fairstead House ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 miles
- Newmarket Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 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 Little Buds Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Buds Pre-School Good at its inspection on 20 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Buds Pre-School take?
Little Buds Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Buds Pre-School?
You can call 01638 665219 and visit www.littlebudspreschool.org.
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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
- 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 251681 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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