Full-day nursery in Broadlands, Devon
St Josephs Pre-School Unit
St Josephs RC Primary School, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT · 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
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 Josephs RC Primary School, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT · More nurseries in TQ12
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenaway Road, Coombeshead School and Broadlands Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Golden Lion Square11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Jetty Marsh Teenage Area 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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St Josephs Pre-School Unit is a full-day nursery at St Josephs RC Primary School, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT, in Broadlands, Devon. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Fieldstone School ages 5–16 0.1 miles
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 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 Josephs Pre-School Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Josephs Pre-School Unit Good at its inspection on 17 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Josephs Pre-School Unit take?
St Josephs Pre-School Unit is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Josephs Pre-School Unit?
Newton Abbot is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Josephs Pre-School Unit?
You can call 01626 334834 and visit www.stjosephspreschoolunit.com.
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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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 106222 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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