Full-day nursery in Boscastle, Cornwall
Boscastle Playschool
Top School, Fore Street, BOSCASTLE, PL35 0AU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Top School, Fore Street, BOSCASTLE, PL35 0AU · More nurseries in PL35
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Bottreaux Surgery and Doctors Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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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Boscastle Playschool is a full-day nursery at Top School, Fore Street, BOSCASTLE, PL35 0AU, in Boscastle, Cornwall. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Boscastle Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Boscastle Playschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Boscastle Playschool Good at its inspection on 21 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Boscastle Playschool take?
Boscastle Playschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Boscastle Playschool?
You can call 01840 250760 and visit boscastleplayschool.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY416908 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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