Full-day nursery in Axminster, Devon
Dragonflies Preschool
St. Marys Catholic Primary School, Lyme Road, AXMINSTER, EX13 5BE · 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 December 2015Reference EY496057Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 October 2024Food 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
St. Marys Catholic Primary School, Lyme Road, AXMINSTER, EX13 5BE · More nurseries in EX13
Stations
- Axminster14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Lamb Inn, Axe Valley College and Coombe Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Field10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- 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 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.
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Dragonflies Preschool is a full-day nursery at St. Marys Catholic Primary School, Lyme Road, AXMINSTER, EX13 5BE, in Axminster, Devon. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Axminster Community Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.7 miles
- Kilmington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.8 miles
- Axe Valley Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 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 Dragonflies Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dragonflies Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dragonflies Preschool take?
Dragonflies Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dragonflies Preschool?
Axminster is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dragonflies Preschool?
You can call 01297 639329 and visit preschoolaxminster.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
- 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 EY496057 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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