Full-day nursery in Plymouth
Freshlings Nursery
University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, PLYMOUTH, PL4 8AA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2014Reference EY482014Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, PLYMOUTH, PL4 8AA · More nurseries in PL4
Stations
- Plymouth7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including University, The Box and Skardon Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Drakes Place Gardens1 min walk
- Jigsaw Garden4 min walk
- Houndiscombe Park5 min walk
- Beaumont Park8 min walk
- Central Park9 min walk
- Sandy desert toddlers play playground7 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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Freshlings Nursery is a full-day nursery at University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, PLYMOUTH, PL4 8AA, in Plymouth. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 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
- Mount Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Fletewood School and Nursery ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- ACE Schools Plymouth ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Pilgrim Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- The Cathedral School of St Mary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Salisbury Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 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 Freshlings Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Freshlings Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Freshlings Nursery take?
Freshlings Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Freshlings Nursery?
Plymouth is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Freshlings Nursery?
You can call 01752 588550 and visit www.plymouth.ac.uk.
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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 EY482014 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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