Full-day nursery in Westbourne, Suffolk
Wellington Nursery
Whitton Family Centre, Wellington Centre, 52 Chevallier Street, IPSWICH, IP1 2PB · 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 2015Reference EY490363Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2026Food 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
Whitton Family Centre, Wellington Centre, 52 Chevallier Street, IPSWICH, IP1 2PB · More nurseries in IP1
Stations
- Ipswich24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including YMCA, Sirdar Road and Westwood Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broomhill Park7 min walk
- Sherrington Road Rec8 min walk
- The Dales Open Space12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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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Wellington Nursery is a full-day nursery at Whitton Family Centre, Wellington Centre, 52 Chevallier Street, IPSWICH, IP1 2PB, in Westbourne, Suffolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 16 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bows and Arrows.
Run by Bows and Arrows (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Handford Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Springfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Ipswich School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Ranelagh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Highfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Dale Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2019 0.9 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 Wellington Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wellington Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 21 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wellington Nursery take?
Wellington Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Wellington Nursery?
Wellington Nursery is run by Bows and Arrows, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Wellington Nursery?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wellington Nursery?
You can call 01473 599038 and visit www.bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490363 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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