Full-day nursery in North Lynn, Norfolk
Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows
Tom Thumb Nursery, 30-32 Newlands Avenue, KINGS LYNN, PE30 2NJ · 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 2017Reference EY540515Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 November 2024Food 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
Tom Thumb Nursery, 30-32 Newlands Avenue, KINGS LYNN, PE30 2NJ · More nurseries in PE30
Stations
- Kings Lynn20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Losinga Road Park6 min walk
- Loke Road Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Losinga Road Play Area 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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Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows is a full-day nursery at Tom Thumb Nursery, 30-32 Newlands Avenue, KINGS LYNN, PE30 2NJ, in North Lynn, Norfolk. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 21 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Norfolk Childcare Company Ltd.
Run by The Norfolk Childcare Company Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Tom Thumb Nursery: The WillowsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fen Rivers Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Greenpark Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Highgate Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Eastgate Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- King's Lynn Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Gaywood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Greyfriars Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 1.1 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 Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows Good at its inspection on 26 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows take?
Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows?
Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows is run by The Norfolk Childcare Company Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows?
Kings Lynn is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows?
You can call 01553 771447 and visit www.tomthumbgroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY540515 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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