Sessional pre-school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Westgate Whirlybirds
Brooklands Close, Hospital Road, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3JX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brooklands Close, Hospital Road, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3JX · More nurseries in IP33
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Brooklands Close, Spread Eagle and Berkeley Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashwell Road Park10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Westgate Whirlybirds is a sessional pre-school at Brooklands Close, Hospital Road, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3JX, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Hardwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Sexton's Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Priory School ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- South Lee School ages 0–13has a nursery class 1.2 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 Westgate Whirlybirds's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Westgate Whirlybirds Good at its inspection on 20 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Westgate Whirlybirds take?
Westgate Whirlybirds is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Westgate Whirlybirds?
Bury St Edmunds is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Westgate Whirlybirds?
You can call 01284 754014 and visit dotukmap.org.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251714 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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