Full-day nursery in Exeter, Devon
St David's Hill Playgroup
41b Bonhay Road, St David's, EXETER, EX4 4BP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
41b Bonhay Road, St David's, EXETER, EX4 4BP · More nurseries in EX4
Stations
- Exeter St Davids7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Exeter Central8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Exeter St Thomas15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Rockside, Hele Road and College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bury Meadow Park6 min walk
- Northernhay Gardens8 min walk
- Priory Gardens Park9 min walk
- Rougemont Gardens9 min walk
- Danes Castle10 min walk
- Looe Road Play Area playground3 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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St David's Hill Playgroup is a full-day nursery at 41b Bonhay Road, St David's, EXETER, EX4 4BP, in Exeter, Devon. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.2 miles
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 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 Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Thomas Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Torlands Academy ages 5–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Exwick Heights Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is St David's Hill Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St David's Hill Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 14 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St David's Hill Playgroup take?
St David's Hill Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St David's Hill Playgroup?
Exeter St Davids is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St David's Hill Playgroup?
You can call 01392 425519.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY419777 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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