Full-day nursery in Besthorpe, Norfolk
The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool
Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2JX · 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 2021Reference 2625273Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2JX · More nurseries in NR17
Stations
- Attleborough12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 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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The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2JX, in Besthorpe, Norfolk. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Golden Apples Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Golden Apples Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Attleborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Rosecroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 1.4 miles
- Attleborough Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 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 The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 6 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool take?
The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool?
The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Golden Apples Day Nursery Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool?
Attleborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01953 453316.
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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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2625273 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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