Full-day nursery in Newtown, Devon
Discovery Nursery
97 Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2ND · 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 2688810Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2026Food 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
97 Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2ND · More nurseries in EX1
Stations
- St James Park (Devon)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Polsloe Bridge18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Exeter Central23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Livery Dole, Grendon Road and Waitrose.
Parks and playgrounds
- Regent's Park3 min walk
- Belmont Park9 min walk
- Heavitree Pleasure Ground11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Discovery Nursery is a full-day nursery at 97 Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2ND, in Newtown, Devon. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Devon Nurseries Limited.
Run by Devon Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newtown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.3 miles
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Magdalen Court School ages 5–18 0.4 miles
- Ladysmith Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- The Maynard School ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 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 0.6 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 Discovery Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Discovery Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Discovery Nursery take?
Discovery Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Discovery Nursery?
Discovery Nursery is run by Devon Nurseries Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Discovery Nursery?
St James Park (Devon) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Discovery Nursery?
You can call 01392 459336 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 2688810 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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