Full-day nursery in St Columb Minor, Cornwall
St Columb Minor Preschool
St Columb Minor Parish Church, Parkenbutts, Newquay, TR7 3HE · 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 September 2016Reference EY538029Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 31 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Columb Minor Parish Church, Parkenbutts, Newquay, TR7 3HE · More nurseries in TR7
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Church, Leader Road Pembroke Rd and Church Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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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St Columb Minor Preschool is a full-day nursery at St Columb Minor Parish Church, Parkenbutts, Newquay, TR7 3HE, in St Columb Minor, Cornwall. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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| St Columb Minor PreschoolThis 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
- St Columb Minor Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Newquay Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Nansledan School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Newquay Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- Trenance Learning Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 1.7 miles
- Treviglas Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Newquay Tretherras Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 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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What is St Columb Minor Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Columb Minor Preschool Good at its inspection on 31 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Columb Minor Preschool take?
St Columb Minor Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Columb Minor Preschool?
Quintrell Downs is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Columb Minor Preschool?
You can call 01637 879358 and visit www.stcolumbminorpreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY538029 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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