Full-day nursery in Exwick, Devon
The Exwick Ark
The Old School, Exwick Road, EXETER, EX4 2AT · 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 2013Reference EY466130Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2026Food 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
The Old School, Exwick Road, EXETER, EX4 2AT · More nurseries in EX4
Stations
- Exeter St Davids8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Exeter Central19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Station Road, Exwick Road and Burrator Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birks Bank Arboretum11 min walk
- Exwick Play Park (Station Road Park) playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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The Exwick Ark is a full-day nursery at The Old School, Exwick Road, EXETER, EX4 2AT, in Exwick, Devon. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 29 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Exwick Ark Limited.
Run by The Exwick Ark Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| The Exwick ArkThis 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
- Exwick Heights Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- 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 0.7 miles
- Thomas Hall School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- Torlands Academy ages 5–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 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 The Exwick Ark's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Exwick Ark Good at its inspection on 31 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Exwick Ark take?
The Exwick Ark is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs The Exwick Ark?
The Exwick Ark is run by The Exwick Ark Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Exwick Ark?
Exeter St Davids is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Exwick Ark?
You can call 01392 425551 and visit exwickark.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY466130 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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