Full-day nursery in Thurston, Suffolk
Thurston Childcare
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy, Pond Field Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3FT · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2021Reference 2651430Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy, Pond Field Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3FT · More nurseries in IP31
Stations
- Thurston12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Cloverfields and Rylands Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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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Thurston Childcare is a full-day nursery at Thurston Church of England Primary Academy, Pond Field Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3FT, in Thurston, Suffolk. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Thurston Pre-School Limited.
Run by Thurston Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston ChildcareThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Great Barton PathwaysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Bury St Edmunds Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thurston Community College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 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 Thurston Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thurston Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thurston Childcare take?
Thurston Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Thurston Childcare?
Thurston Childcare is run by Thurston Pre-School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Thurston Childcare?
Thurston is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thurston Childcare?
You can call 01359 230444 and visit thurstonprimary.net.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2651430 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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