Full-day nursery in Chelston, Torbay
Southernwood Nursery
Greenway Road, TORQUAY, TQ2 6JE · 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 November 2013Reference EY468344Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 August 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
Greenway Road, TORQUAY, TQ2 6JE · More nurseries in TQ2
Stations
- Torquay11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Torre16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St Matthew's Field, St Matthew's Church and Hamilton House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashfield Gardens2 min walk
- Sherwell Park6 min walk
- Rocket Park7 min walk
- Cockington Country Park10 min walk
- The Arboretum11 min walk
- Rocket Park Playground7 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 Torbay there are about 5 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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Southernwood Nursery is a full-day nursery at Greenway Road, TORQUAY, TQ2 6JE, in Chelston, Torbay. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 16 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southernwood NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cockington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Preston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Sherwell Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Torre Church of England Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Upton St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Shiphay Learning Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Southernwood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southernwood Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southernwood Nursery take?
Southernwood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Southernwood Nursery?
Torquay is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Southernwood Nursery?
You can call 01803 607640 and visit southernwoodnursery.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 EY468344 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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