Sessional pre-school in Newtown, Devon
Newtown Community Preschool
Newtown Primary School, Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP · 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 October 2022Reference 2709055Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places23 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 May 2018Food 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
Newtown Primary School, Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP · More nurseries in EX1
Stations
- St James Park (Devon)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Exeter Central16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Polsloe Bridge20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Lower Summerlands, Denmark Road and St Lukes Campus.
Parks and playgrounds
- Belmont Park3 min walk
- Southernhay Park9 min walk
- Regent's Park10 min walk
- Southernhay Park10 min walk
- Northernhay Gardens11 min walk
- Playground4 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 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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Newtown Community Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Newtown Primary School, Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP, in Newtown, Devon. It is registered for 23 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Community PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Nanny BearsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newtown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 under 0.1 miles
- The Maynard School ages 4–19 0.2 miles
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Ladysmith Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Magdalen Court School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 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 Newtown Community Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newtown Community Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Newtown Community Preschool take?
Newtown Community Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 23 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Newtown Community Preschool?
St James Park (Devon) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Newtown Community Preschool?
You can call 07794 317462 and visit newtowncommunitypreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2709055 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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