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Docking Primary & Nursery School

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·Well Street, Docking, PE31 8LH · Norfolk
Number of places
22 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is a welcoming educational institution located in Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8LH. The school emphasises continuous improvement, striving for strong leadership at all levels and an ambitious curriculum. They offer a modern Early Years environment and a

Our ethos

Our vision, "Many people, one body, many gifts, working together," is supported by the values of Courage, Curiosity, Confidence, Collaboration, and Compassion. We aim for children to be courageous in standing up for beliefs, curious in asking questions and solving problems, confident with a growth mindset, collaborative in valuing others, and compassionate with respect and empathy.

What it's like

Staff provide a warm and nurturing welcome, leading to children displaying positive attitudes, curiosity, and engagement in play and learning. Staff possess a strong understanding of their curriculum and children's progress, ensuring they are well-prepared for their next developmental stages. Children respond well to staff expectations, with visual aids used to help them understand emotions.

Church of EnglandForest SchoolModern Early Years environmentLarge sports hall

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Age range

Nursery and Reception pupils are admitted in September of the school year when they have their 5th birthday (i.e., between 1st September and 31st August).

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

full time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Docking Primary & Nursery School

Last inspected 9 July 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff provide a warm and nurturing welcome, leading to children displaying positive attitudes, curiosity, and engagement in play and learning. Staff possess a strong understanding of their curriculum and children's progress, ensuring they are well-prepared for their next developmental stages. Children respond well to staff expectations, with visual aids used to help them understand emotions.

Inspector highlights

  • The management team ensures staff have regular supervisions, and support for their well-being.
  • Children's independence is fostered and they follow instructions and routines well.
  • Leaders demonstrate a strong commitment to their roles and the impact they have within the local community.
  • Staff interact skilfully with children to build and extend their language and learning.
  • Relationships with families are a key aspect of the pre-school's approach to inclusion and support, with open, two-way communication and strong partnerships.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure that staff include all children in their interactions to fully support children's learning and development
  • 2develop staff confidence to provide younger children with consistently high- quality opportunities to develop their communication skills further.
Inspection #10398118 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Families describe the environment as welcoming and express trust in staff to address their children's individual needs in a professional manner, noting that staff often exceed standard expectations.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The pre-school places emphasis on supporting the development of children's communication skills. Leaders use additional funding effectively, for example, purchasing resources for children's communication and language development.

Outdoor space

Children engage with outdoor learning opportunities and move between indoor and outdoor environments. Staff offer a range of activities outdoors to support engagement, such as finding and counting spots on ladybirds.

Parent Reviews of Docking Primary & Nursery School

3.7
(3)
Klaudia Polenceusz
6 years ago

Docking Daycare was great for my son. They've created friendly environment for him, gave him extra support when needed and cared for him as well as they could. Ladies are lovely, very kind and understanding. Highly recommend Docking Daycare. 🙃

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maisy
a year ago

Horrible primary school with unkind teachers x

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Inspection history

Date: February 2015

  • July 2025Good
  • October 2019Good
  • February 2015Good

Frequently asked about Docking Primary & Nursery School

About the setting

Docking Pre-School registered in 1995. The pre-school employs seven members of childcare staff, with five holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only, from 8.45am to 3.30pm. A wraparound care session is offered from 8.15am to 8.45am. The pre-school provides funded early education for all eligible children.

URN
254040
Registered person
Docking Day Care Committee
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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