Full-day nursery in St Thomas, Devon
Acorns Day Nursery
36 Alphington Road, EXETER, EX2 8HN · 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 August 2022Reference 2688812Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 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
36 Alphington Road, EXETER, EX2 8HN · More nurseries in EX2
Stations
- Exeter St Thomas8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Marsh Barton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Exeter Central24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including St. Andrew's Hotel, St Andrew's Hotel and Crawford Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pinces Gardens4 min walk
- Cowick Barton Playing Fields5 min walk
- St Thomas Pleasure Ground8 min walk
- Riverside Valley Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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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Acorns Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 36 Alphington Road, EXETER, EX2 8HN, in St Thomas, Devon. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Devon Nurseries Limited.
Run by Devon Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 5 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 Thomas Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Montgomery Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Bowhill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Torlands Academy ages 5–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St David's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 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 Acorns Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorns Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorns Day Nursery take?
Acorns Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
Who runs Acorns Day Nursery?
Acorns Day Nursery is run by Devon Nurseries Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Acorns Day Nursery?
Exeter St Thomas is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Acorns Day Nursery?
You can call 01392 272621 and visit devon-nurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2688812 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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