Sessional pre-school in Stowupland, Suffolk
Stowupland Pre-School
Church Road, Stowupland, IP14 4BQ · 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 February 2017Reference EY544094Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places27 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 October 2017Food 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
Church Road, Stowupland, IP14 4BQ · More nurseries in IP14
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Crown, High School and Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Stowupland Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Church Road, Stowupland, IP14 4BQ, in Stowupland, Suffolk. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Freeman Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.1 miles
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.7 miles
- Chilton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.8 miles
- Combs Ford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Stowupland High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 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 Stowupland Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stowupland Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stowupland Pre-School take?
Stowupland Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stowupland Pre-School?
Stowmarket is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Stowupland Pre-School?
You can call 01449 678550 and visit www.stowuplandpreschool.org.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544094 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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