Full-day nursery in St Leonard's, Devon
Puffins at Manston Terrace
3 Manston Terrace, Exeter, EX2 4NP · 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 December 2004Reference EY300245Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 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
3 Manston Terrace, Exeter, EX2 4NP · More nurseries in EX2
Stations
- Polsloe Bridge21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- St James Park (Devon)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Livery Dole, Grendon Road and R D & E Hospital Diabetes Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Regent's Park6 min walk
- County Hall Gardens11 min walk
- Heavitree Pleasure Ground11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 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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Puffins at Manston Terrace is a full-day nursery at 3 Manston Terrace, Exeter, EX2 4NP, in St Leonard's, Devon. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 22 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd.
Run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd (company), which runs 6 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
- Magdalen Court School ages 5–18 0.3 miles
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- The Maynard School ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Newtown Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.5 miles
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Ladysmith Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.5 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 0.5 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 Puffins at Manston Terrace's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puffins at Manston Terrace Good at its inspection on 24 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puffins at Manston Terrace take?
Puffins at Manston Terrace is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Puffins at Manston Terrace?
Puffins at Manston Terrace is run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puffins at Manston Terrace?
Polsloe Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puffins at Manston Terrace?
You can call 01392 496017 and visit www.puffinsofexeter.co.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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY300245 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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