Full-day nursery in Preston, Torbay
St Pauls Second Steps Pre School
St Pauls Church Hall, Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2DZ · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Pauls Church Hall, Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2DZ · More nurseries in TQ3
Stations
- Paignton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Headland Grove, St Paul's Church and Eugene Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Preston Green4 min walk
- Preston Gardens5 min walk
- Hollicombe Park6 min walk
- Preston Park6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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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St Pauls Second Steps Pre School is a full-day nursery at St Pauls Church Hall, Torquay Road, Preston, Paignton, TQ3 2DZ, in Preston, Torbay. It is registered for 26 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Second Steps Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Southernwood NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Braeside @ Sunflowers PaigntonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Preston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Oldway Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Curledge Street Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.1 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Kings Ash Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.4 miles
- Cockington Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.5 miles
- Hayes School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.5 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 Pauls Second Steps Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Pauls Second Steps Pre School Good at its inspection on 24 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Pauls Second Steps Pre School take?
St Pauls Second Steps Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Pauls Second Steps Pre School?
Paignton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Pauls Second Steps Pre School?
You can call 07399 153536.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139472 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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