Full-day nursery in Rodbridge Corner, Suffolk
Woodpeckers Nursery
Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1XT · 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 2001Reference 251810Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 2025Food 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
Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1XT · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Chaucer Road and Gloucester Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Melford Country Park12 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 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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Woodpeckers Nursery is a full-day nursery at Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1XT, in Rodbridge Corner, Suffolk. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hillside Special School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Woodhall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.1 miles
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.6 miles
- Pot Kiln Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 1.8 miles
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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 Woodpeckers Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodpeckers Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodpeckers Nursery take?
Woodpeckers Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Woodpeckers Nursery?
Sudbury (Suffolk) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodpeckers Nursery?
You can call 01787 377707 and visit www.woodpeckers-nursery.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 251810 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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