Sessional pre-school in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk
The First Stop Preschool
C/o Trimley St Mary Primary School, High Road, Trimley St. Mary, Felixstowe, IP11 0ST · 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 January 1986Reference 251484Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 January 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
C/o Trimley St Mary Primary School, High Road, Trimley St. Mary, Felixstowe, IP11 0ST · More nurseries in IP11
Stations
- Trimley6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Drift, Shops and Brotherton Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint Mary's Green3 min walk
- Stennett Memorial Field5 min walk
- Josselyns Recreation Area6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Farriers Went Swings playground6 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.
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The First Stop Preschool is a sessional pre-school at C/o Trimley St Mary Primary School, High Road, Trimley St. Mary, Felixstowe, IP11 0ST, in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First Stop PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St Andrews Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trimley St Mary Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Felix Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Grange Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Trimley St Martin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Fairfield Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.5 miles
- Colneis Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.8 miles
- Felixstowe School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 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 First Stop Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The First Stop Preschool Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The First Stop Preschool take?
The First Stop Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The First Stop Preschool?
Trimley is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The First Stop Preschool?
You can call 01394 270007 and visit firststoppreschool.org.uk.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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