Full-day nursery in Alverton, Cornwall
Bolitho Nursery
Bolitho Nursery, Polwithen Road, Penzance, TR18 4JR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2016Reference EY541715Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 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
Bolitho Nursery, Polwithen Road, Penzance, TR18 4JR · More nurseries in TR18
Stations
- Penzance17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including YMCA, Top of Alexandra Road and St Clare Medical Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Penlee Park8 min walk
- Lariggan Gardens12 min walk
- Princess May Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Heamoor Old School Field12 min walk
- Playground8 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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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Bolitho Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bolitho Nursery, Polwithen Road, Penzance, TR18 4JR, in Alverton, Cornwall. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pensans Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Nancealverne School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Alverton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Heamoor Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy ages 3–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Newlyn School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 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 Bolitho Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bolitho Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 20 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bolitho Nursery take?
Bolitho Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bolitho Nursery?
Penzance is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bolitho Nursery?
You can call 01736 332677 and visit www.bolithonursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY541715 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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