Full-day nursery in Gainsborough, Suffolk
Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School
Oak Wood Nursery, 251 Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RH · 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 May 2025Reference 2844144Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 August 2025Food 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
Oak Wood Nursery, 251 Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RH · More nurseries in IP3
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Library, Cotman Road and Romney Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Landseer Park5 min walk
- Pipers Vale8 min walk
- Orwell Country Park9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School is a full-day nursery at Oak Wood Nursery, 251 Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RH, in Gainsborough, Suffolk. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bows and Arrows.
Run by Bows and Arrows (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- First Base Ipswich Academy ages 3–8has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.3 miles
- Morland Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Ravenswood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Cliff Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Rose Hill Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 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 Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School Good at its inspection on 4 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School take?
Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School?
Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School is run by Bows and Arrows, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School?
Derby Road (Ipswich) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School?
You can call 01473 599038.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2844144 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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