Full-day nursery in The Buckenhams & Banham, Norfolk
The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery
The Fen, Norwich, NR16 2BU · 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 May 2014Reference EY477136Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 December 2024Ofsted · 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 28 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
The Fen, Norwich, NR16 2BU · More nurseries in NR16
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 Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Fen, Norwich, NR16 2BU, in The Buckenhams & Banham, Norfolk. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Banham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Acorn Park School ages 4–19 1.4 miles
- Aurora White House School ages 5–16 1.7 miles
- Kenninghall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery take?
The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery?
You can call 01953 887863.
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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.
- 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 EY477136 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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