Sessional pre-school in North Earlham, Norfolk
Little Sparks Preschool
The Annexe At Valley Primary School, Knowland Grove, NORWICH, NR5 8YB · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Annexe At Valley Primary School, Knowland Grove, NORWICH, NR5 8YB · More nurseries in NR5
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Gunton Skateboard Park playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Fourways Community Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© 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.
What parents say
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Little Sparks Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Annexe At Valley Primary School, Knowland Grove, NORWICH, NR5 8YB, in North Earlham, Norfolk. It is registered for 32 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 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Valley Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Norwich Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Earlham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Henderson Green Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- West Earlham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Costessey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 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 Little Sparks Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Sparks Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Sparks Preschool take?
Little Sparks Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Sparks Preschool?
You can call 01603 740677 and visit www.littlesparkspreschool.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.
- © 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 EY487785 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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