Full-day nursery in Helston, Cornwall
Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust
St. Michaels VC C of E Primary School, Penberthy Road, HELSTON, TR13 8AR · 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 April 2002Reference EY223035Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2025Food 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. Michaels VC C of E Primary School, Penberthy Road, HELSTON, TR13 8AR · More nurseries in TR13
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsley Way, Pine Close and Co-op.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trengrouse Gardens5 min walk
- Coronation Gardens5 min walk
- Cades Parc Park7 min walk
- Navy Estate Park8 min walk
- The Sunken Gardens8 min walk
- Playground2 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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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Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust is a full-day nursery at St. Michaels VC C of E Primary School, Penberthy Road, HELSTON, TR13 8AR, in Helston, Cornwall. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Parc Eglos School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Nansloe Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Trannack Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 miles
- Helston Community College Secondaryages 0–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 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 Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust Good at its inspection on 6 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust take?
Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust?
You can call 01326 573338 and visit www.lizardchildtrust.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 EY223035 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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