Full-day nursery in Broomhill, Norfolk
Puddle Ducks
Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, PE38 9ND · 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 September 2022Reference 2699597Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 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
Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, PE38 9ND · More nurseries in PE38
Parks and playgrounds
- The Howdale11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Puddle Ducks is a full-day nursery at Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, PE38 9ND, in Broomhill, Norfolk. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puddle DucksThis 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
- Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Nelson Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Wimbotsham and Stow Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Orchard Manor School ages 5–16 1.5 miles
- Downham Market Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.2 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 Puddle Ducks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddle Ducks Good at its inspection on 6 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddle Ducks take?
Puddle Ducks is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Puddle Ducks?
Downham Market is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2699597 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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