Full-day nursery in Roman Hill, Suffolk
YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road
St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HW · 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 July 2018Reference EY560834Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 November 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
St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HW · More nurseries in NR32
Stations
- Lowestoft20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including St Margarets CP School, Ipswich Road and Sports Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Belle Vue Park6 min walk
- Sparrow's Nest Park7 min walk
- Ness Park10 min walk
- The Bleach playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road is a full-day nursery at St Margaret's Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4HW, in Roman Hill, Suffolk. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by YMCA Trinity Group.
Run by YMCA Trinity Group (charity), which runs 3 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
- St Margaret's Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.1 miles
- Poplars Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Include Suffolk ages 5–12 0.3 miles
- Horizon School ages 4–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Roman Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Gunton Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Woods Loke Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.0 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 YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road Good at its inspection on 17 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road take?
YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road?
YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road is run by YMCA Trinity Group, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road?
Lowestoft is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road?
You can call 01502 585882 and visit www.ymcatrinitygroup.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560834 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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