Full-day nursery in Southtown, Norfolk
Shine (EAST NORFOLK)
Alpha Road, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-On-Sea, NR31 0LG · 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
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Getting there
Alpha Road, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-On-Sea, NR31 0LG · More nurseries in NR31
Parks and playgrounds
- Koolunga Gardens9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Shine (EAST NORFOLK) is a full-day nursery at Alpha Road, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-On-Sea, NR31 0LG, in Southtown, Norfolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 33 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wroughton Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Wroughton Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Southtown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Stradbroke Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 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 Shine (EAST NORFOLK)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shine (EAST NORFOLK) Good at its inspection on 8 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shine (EAST NORFOLK) take?
Shine (EAST NORFOLK) is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shine (EAST NORFOLK)?
Great Yarmouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Shine (EAST NORFOLK)?
You can call 01493 661000 and visit www.shine-gy.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY270216 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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