1
Highfield Nursery School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 6DW
1
13 Jun 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in East of England
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the region of East of England. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
38
Outstanding
18
Good
20
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 47% · G: 53% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Weston Way Nursery School
Baldock • Hertfordshire • SG7 6HD
1
8 May 2024
3
Birchwood Nursery School
Hatfield • Hertfordshire • AL10 0PD
1
27 Mar 2024
4
Caverstede Nursery School
Peterborough • Cambridgeshire • PE4 6EX
1
14 Mar 2024
5
Tanglewood Nursery School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 2DX
1
30 Jul 2019
6
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Bedford • Bedfordshire • MK42 9LS
1
23 Jul 2019
7
Emneth Nursery School
Wisbech • Cambridgeshire • PE14 8AY
1
25 Jun 2019
8
Colleges Nursery School
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB4 2LD
1
15 Jan 2019
9
Tenterfield Nursery School
Welwyn • Hertfordshire • AL6 9JF
1
7 Sep 2017
10
Kingswood Nursery School
Watford • Hertfordshire • WD25 0DX
1
17 May 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School 1 • Apr 2017
- Ludwick Nursery School 1 • Jan 2014
- York Road Nursery School 1 • Dec 2013
- Homerton Early Years Centre 1 • Mar 2013
- Peter Pan Nursery School 1 • Mar 2013
- Batford Nursery School 1 • Feb 2013
- Rye Park Nursery School 1 • Jan 2013
- Brunswick Nursery School 1 • Oct 2012
- Willow Nursery School 2 • Jun 2024
- The Fields Nursery School 2 • Jun 2024