Full-day nursery in Higher Compton, Plymouth
Compton Pre-School
Higher Compton Road, Plymouth, PL3 5JB · 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 1997Reference 117180Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 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
Higher Compton Road, Plymouth, PL3 5JB · More nurseries in PL3
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Collins Park, Mannamead Tennis Club and Pearn Home.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartley Park2 min walk
- Thorn Park11 min walk
- Mutley Park12 min walk
- Playground5 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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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Compton Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Higher Compton Road, Plymouth, PL3 5JB, in Higher Compton, Plymouth. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Compton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- King's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Courtlands School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Hyde Park Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Hyde Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Plymouth College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Manadon Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 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 Compton Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Compton Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Compton Pre-School take?
Compton Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Compton Pre-School?
Plymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Compton Pre-School?
You can call 01752 769355 and visit comptonpreschool.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 117180 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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