Full-day nursery in Pottington, Devon
Duckies Pre School
Lets Go, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1LG · 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
Lets Go, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1LG · More nurseries in EX31
Stations
- Barnstaple24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Business Park.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Duckies Pre School is a full-day nursery at Lets Go, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1LG, in Pottington, Devon. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pathfield School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Pilton Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Sticklepath Community Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Yeo Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Roundswell Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 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 Duckies Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Duckies Pre School Good at its inspection on 1 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Duckies Pre School take?
Duckies Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Duckies Pre School?
Barnstaple is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Duckies Pre School?
You can call 07534 347346 and visit www.duckiespre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2603373 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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