Full-day nursery in Ilfracombe, Devon
The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery
Old Medical Centre, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2004Reference EY279877Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 June 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
Old Medical Centre, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL · More nurseries in EX34
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Infants School, Tyrrell Hospital and Highfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oxford Park play area4 min walk
- Greenways Play Area9 min walk
- Bicclescombe Park11 min walk
- Playground4 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 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 Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery is a full-day nursery at Old Medical Centre, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL, in Ilfracombe, Devon. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oak Tree Neighbourhood NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.1 miles
- The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 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 Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 28 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery take?
The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery?
The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
How do I contact The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery?
You can call 01271 865334 and visit www.pre-school.org.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY279877 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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