Full-day nursery in Raleigh Estate, Devon
Muddy Boots
Buck House, Chircombe Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 2RQ · 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 December 2017Reference EY555372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2021Ofsted · 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 18 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Buck House, Chircombe Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 2RQ · More nurseries in EX39
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
© 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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Muddy Boots is a full-day nursery at Buck House, Chircombe Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 2RQ, in Raleigh Estate, Devon. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Kingsley School Devon ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2020 1.0 miles
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.1 miles
- East-the-Water Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- West Croft School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 miles
- Appledore School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Bideford College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.2 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 Muddy Boots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Boots Outstanding at its inspection on 30 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Boots take?
Muddy Boots is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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.
- © 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY555372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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