Sessional pre-school in Northam, Devon
Snapdragons Pre-School
Jackets Lane, Bideford, EX39 1HT · 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 2013Reference EY466822Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 February 2015Food 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
Jackets Lane, Bideford, EX39 1HT · More nurseries in EX39
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Jackets Lane, Windsor Road and Sea View Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bone Hill4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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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Snapdragons Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Jackets Lane, Bideford, EX39 1HT, in Northam, Devon. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2020 under 0.1 miles
- Appledore School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Kingsley School Devon ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.6 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 Snapdragons Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snapdragons Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Snapdragons Pre-School take?
Snapdragons Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Snapdragons Pre-School?
You can call 07939 850751 and visit www.snapdragonsnortham.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Devon
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY466822 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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