Full-day nursery in The Quay, Devon
Puffins in the City
1 West Street, Exeter, EX1 1BB · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- 5.0 on Google (31 reviews)
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Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2025Reference 2848939Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 July 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
1 West Street, Exeter, EX1 1BB · More nurseries in EX1
Stations
- Exeter St Thomas7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Exeter Central12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Exeter St Davids19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including King Street, Exe Bridges and Commercial Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Priory Gardens Park4 min walk
- Bullmeadow9 min walk
- Southernhay Park9 min walk
- Northernhay Gardens10 min walk
- Rougemont Gardens10 min walk
- Playground5 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 in the City is a full-day nursery at 1 West Street, Exeter, EX1 1BB, in The Quay, Devon. It is registered for 54 children. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 31 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
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St David's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- St Thomas Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Montgomery Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 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 0.6 miles
- West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- The Maynard School ages 4–19 0.6 miles
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 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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How many children can Puffins in the City take?
Puffins in the City is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Puffins in the City?
Puffins in the City is run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puffins in the City?
Exeter St Thomas is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puffins in the City?
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 2848939 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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