Sessional pre-school in Bures, Suffolk
Noah's Ark Nursery Group
Bures Community Centre, Nayland Road, BURES, CO8 5BX · 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 January 1971Reference 251429Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 September 2024Food 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
Bures Community Centre, Nayland Road, BURES, CO8 5BX · More nurseries in CO8
Stations
- Bures9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Tawneys Ride, Church and Eight Bells.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bures Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Bures Common5 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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Noah's Ark Nursery Group is a sessional pre-school at Bures Community Centre, Nayland Road, BURES, CO8 5BX, in Bures, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 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 Noah's Ark Nursery Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Nursery Group Good at its inspection on 18 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Nursery Group take?
Noah's Ark Nursery Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Ark Nursery Group?
Bures is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Nursery Group?
You can call 07932 504450 and visit noahsarknurserygroup.org.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251429 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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