Sessional pre-school in Carlton Colville, Suffolk
Uplands Pre-School
Uplands Community Centre, Ashburnham Way, Lowestoft, NR33 8LJ · 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
Uplands Community Centre, Ashburnham Way, Lowestoft, NR33 8LJ · More nurseries in NR33
Stations
- Oulton Broad South19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Uplands Community Centre, Lucerne Close and Daffodil Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rosedale Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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Uplands Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Uplands Community Centre, Ashburnham Way, Lowestoft, NR33 8LJ, in Carlton Colville, Suffolk. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 121 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplands Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Zone Childcare LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| St Peter's Penguins Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Warren School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Elm Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Dell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Westwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.9 miles
- Carlton Colville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Pakefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 miles
- Phoenix St Peter Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.5 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 Uplands Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Uplands Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 10 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Uplands Pre-School take?
Uplands Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Uplands Pre-School?
Oulton Broad South is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Uplands Pre-School?
You can call 07471 898973 and visit hallbookingonline.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251701 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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