Full-day nursery in Hartley, Plymouth
King's School Nursery
Kings School & Nursery, Hartley Road, Plymouth, PL3 5LW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Leadership and managementGood
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 July 2008Reference EY371506Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 March 2009Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places330 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 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
Kings School & Nursery, Hartley Road, Plymouth, PL3 5LW · More nurseries in PL3
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Hartley Reservoir, Consort Village and Trinity Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartley Park4 min walk
- Mutley Park7 min walk
- Thorn Park8 min walk
- Central Park11 min walk
- Playground5 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 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.
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King's School Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kings School & Nursery, Hartley Road, Plymouth, PL3 5LW, in Hartley, Plymouth. It is registered for 330 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2009, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Cognita Schools Limited.
Run by Cognita Schools Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Compton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Hyde Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Hyde Park Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Plymouth College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Manadon Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Courtlands School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Widey Court Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 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 King's School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated King's School Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 March 2009, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can King's School Nursery take?
King's School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 330 children at any one time.
Who runs King's School Nursery?
King's School Nursery is run by Cognita Schools Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to King's School Nursery?
Plymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact King's School Nursery?
You can call 01752 771789 and visit www.kingsschool-plymouth.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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY371506 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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