Full-day nursery in Coslany, Norfolk
Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen
St Pauls Community Hall, Magdalen Road, Norwich, NR3 4LN · 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 November 2022Reference 2714145Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Pauls Community Hall, Magdalen Road, Norwich, NR3 4LN · More nurseries in NR3
Stations
- Norwich24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Gildencroft Park7 min walk
- Sewell Park8 min walk
- Kett's Cave Play Area8 min walk
- Waterloo Park10 min walk
- Wensum Park10 min walk
- Heath Road 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 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.
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Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen is a full-day nursery at St Pauls Community Hall, Magdalen Road, Norwich, NR3 4LN, in Coslany, Norfolk. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited.
Run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Angel Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Angel Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- George White Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Norwich School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Charles Darwin Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen Good at its inspection on 7 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen take?
Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen?
Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen is run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen?
Norwich is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2714145 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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