Sessional pre-school in Swanton Morley, Norfolk
Little Swans
Swans Nest, Swanton Morley Village Hall, Manns Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4NP · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Swans Nest, Swanton Morley Village Hall, Manns Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4NP · More nurseries in NR20
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Little Swans is a sessional pre-school at Swans Nest, Swanton Morley Village Hall, Manns Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4NP, in Swanton Morley, Norfolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Little SwansThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 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 Swans's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Swans Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Swans take?
Little Swans is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Swans?
You can call 01362 638103 and visit littleswansnorfolk.wixsite.com.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY293252 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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