Sessional pre-school in New Costessey, Norfolk
St. Helens Pre-School
Costessey County Infant School, Beaumont Road, Norwich, NR5 0HG · 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 2019Reference 2548280Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 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
Costessey County Infant School, Beaumont Road, Norwich, NR5 0HG · More nurseries in NR5
Parks and playgrounds
- Bowthorpe Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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St. Helens Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Costessey County Infant School, Beaumont Road, Norwich, NR5 0HG, in New Costessey, Norfolk. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helens Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Costessey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Valley Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Michael's VA Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Chapel Break Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Norwich Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Earlham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.1 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 St. Helens Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Helens Pre-School Good at its inspection on 24 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Helens Pre-School take?
St. Helens Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
How do I contact St. Helens Pre-School?
You can call 01603 749901 and visit www.sthelenspreschool.org.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2548280 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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