Full-day nursery in New Sprowston, Norfolk
Once upon a time Nursery School
15a Constitution Hill, Norwich, NR3 4HA · 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 April 2014Reference EY477479Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 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
15a Constitution Hill, Norwich, NR3 4HA · More nurseries in NR3
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint Clements Park4 min walk
- Catton Park9 min walk
- Sewell Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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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Once upon a time Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 15a Constitution Hill, Norwich, NR3 4HA, in New Sprowston, Norfolk. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Once Upon A Time Nursery School Ltd.
Run by Once Upon A Time Nursery School Ltd (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once upon a time Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.3 miles
- Hall School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.7 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 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- George White Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Catton Grove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Sprowston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Sprowston Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 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 Once upon a time Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Once upon a time Nursery School Good at its inspection on 25 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Once upon a time Nursery School take?
Once upon a time Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs Once upon a time Nursery School?
Once upon a time Nursery School is run by Once Upon A Time Nursery School Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Once upon a time Nursery School?
Norwich is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Once upon a time Nursery School?
You can call 01603 787353 and visit onceuponatime.org.uk.
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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.
- © 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 EY477479 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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