Full-day nursery in Melton, Suffolk
Pitstop Nursery
32a, Hall Farm Road, Melton, IP12 1PJ · 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 2011Reference EY424658Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places11 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 March 2026Food 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
32a, Hall Farm Road, Melton, IP12 1PJ · More nurseries in IP12
Stations
- Melton (Suffolk)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Hall Farm Road, Chapel and Coach And Horses.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hall Farm play area2 min walk
- Deben Community Farm4 min walk
- Melton Recreation Ground5 min walk
- St Andrews play area11 min walk
- Melton Playing Fields Playground8 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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Pitstop Nursery is a full-day nursery at 32a, Hall Farm Road, Melton, IP12 1PJ, in Melton, Suffolk. It is registered for 11 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Pitstop NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Melton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Woodbridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Woodbridge School ages 4–19 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Kyson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- Farlingaye High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 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 Pitstop Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pitstop Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pitstop Nursery take?
Pitstop Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 11 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pitstop Nursery?
Melton (Suffolk) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pitstop Nursery?
You can call 01394 388033 and visit pitstop-oosc.co.uk.
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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 EY424658 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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