Sessional pre-school in Parkway, Suffolk
Sandcastle Playgroup Limited
c/o Castle Manor Academy, Eastern Avenue, HAVERHILL, CB9 9JE · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
c/o Castle Manor Academy, Eastern Avenue, HAVERHILL, CB9 9JE · More nurseries in CB9
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadcroft Crescent, Castle Manor Upper School and Queensway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haverhill Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Sandcastle Playgroup Limited is a sessional pre-school at c/o Castle Manor Academy, Eastern Avenue, HAVERHILL, CB9 9JE, in Parkway, Suffolk. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Burton End Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Clements Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Westfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
- Coupals Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 miles
- Castle Manor Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 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 Sandcastle Playgroup Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandcastle Playgroup Limited Good at its inspection on 12 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandcastle Playgroup Limited take?
Sandcastle Playgroup Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
How do I contact Sandcastle Playgroup Limited?
You can call 01440 705660 and visit www.sandcastleplaygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY371488 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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