Full-day nursery in Combs Ford, Suffolk
Woodlands (CIO)
42 Lavenham Way, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ · 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
42 Lavenham Way, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ · More nurseries in IP14
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Felsham Court, Chelsworth Way and Shimpling Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pikes Meadow9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Woodlands (CIO) is a full-day nursery at 42 Lavenham Way, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ, in Combs Ford, Suffolk. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands (CIO)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Poppy's Children's NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Combs Ford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Chilton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Wood Ley Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.7 miles
- Stowmarket High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 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 Woodlands (CIO)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodlands (CIO) Good at its inspection on 13 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodlands (CIO) take?
Woodlands (CIO) is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Woodlands (CIO)?
Stowmarket is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodlands (CIO)?
You can call 01449 614470 and visit www.woodlandspreschool.org.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2684814 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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