Full-day nursery in Upper Hellesdon, Norfolk
Spring Milecross
Norman Community Centre, Bignold Road, Norwich, NR3 2QZ · 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 August 2017Reference EY550381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Norman Community Centre, Bignold Road, Norwich, NR3 2QZ · More nurseries in NR3
Parks and playgrounds
- Bowers Avenue Park6 min walk
- Sloughbottom Park8 min walk
- Mountfield Park11 min walk
- Shorncliffe Avenue Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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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Spring Milecross is a full-day nursery at Norman Community Centre, Bignold Road, Norwich, NR3 2QZ, in Upper Hellesdon, Norfolk. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring MilecrossThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mile Cross Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Catton Grove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Heather Avenue Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Kinsale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Kinsale Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Wensum Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Nelson Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 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 1.0 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 Spring Milecross's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring Milecross Good at its inspection on 3 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring Milecross take?
Spring Milecross is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring Milecross?
Spring Milecross is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
How do I contact Spring Milecross?
You can call 01603 407957 and visit www.springnurseries.co.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY550381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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