Sessional pre-school in Portreath, Cornwall
Portreath Pre School
The Institute, Penberthy Road, Portreath, Redruth, TR16 4LP · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Institute, Penberthy Road, Portreath, Redruth, TR16 4LP · More nurseries in TR16
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Penberthy Road, The Square and Tregea Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pumping Station Park1 min walk
- Greenslade Park playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Portreath Pre School is a sessional pre-school at The Institute, Penberthy Road, Portreath, Redruth, TR16 4LP, in Portreath, Cornwall. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Portreath Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Illogan School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 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 Portreath Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portreath Pre School Outstanding at its inspection on 17 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portreath Pre School take?
Portreath Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Portreath Pre School?
You can call 07527 700414 and visit www.portreathpreschool.org.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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 102847 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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