Full-day nursery in Tiverton, Devon
Sandcastles Pre-school
Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR · 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.
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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
Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR · More nurseries in EX16
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Barrington Street, Belmont Road and Chapel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Amory Park5 min walk
- Peoples Park6 min walk
- The Oval10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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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Sandcastles Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6QR, in Tiverton, Devon. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Two Moors Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Heathcoat Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Wilcombe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Tidcombe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Blundell's Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Bolham Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.3 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 Sandcastles Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandcastles Pre-school Good at its inspection on 24 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandcastles Pre-school take?
Sandcastles Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
How do I contact Sandcastles Pre-school?
You can call 01884 257546 and visit www.castletiverton.school.
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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
- 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 106024 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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