Full-day nursery in Cowes, Isle of Wight
Blackberry Lane Pre-School
Edinburgh Close, Cowes, PO31 8HF · 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 April 2005Reference EY300951Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Edinburgh Close, Cowes, PO31 8HF · More nurseries in PO31
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Ward Avenue, Rashleys and Northwood House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northwood Park2 min walk
- The Green3 min walk
- Northwood Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Prince's Green10 min walk
- Arctic Park11 min walk
- Playground7 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 Isle of Wight there are about 2.7 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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Blackberry Lane Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Edinburgh Close, Cowes, PO31 8HF, in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gurnard Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Lanesend Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Queensgate Foundation Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.7 miles
- Northwood Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 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 Blackberry Lane Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blackberry Lane Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blackberry Lane Pre-School take?
Blackberry Lane Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Blackberry Lane Pre-School?
You can call 01983 298344 and visit blackberrylanecowes.co.uk.
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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 EY300951 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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