Sessional pre-school in Ipswich, Suffolk
The Little Rascals Pre-School
The Methodist Church, Bramford Road (North West), Ipswich, IP1 2NA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Methodist Church, Bramford Road (North West), Ipswich, IP1 2NA · More nurseries in IP1
Stations
- Ipswich19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilberforce Street, Granville Street and Cumberland Towers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alderman Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Christchurch Park10 min walk
- Broomhill Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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The Little Rascals Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Methodist Church, Bramford Road (North West), Ipswich, IP1 2NA, in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Handford Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Ipswich School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Springfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Ranelagh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St Helen's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 The Little Rascals Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Rascals Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 18 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Rascals Pre-School take?
The Little Rascals Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Rascals Pre-School?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 251573 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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