Full-day nursery in Gloweth, Cornwall
Truro College Day Nursery
Truro & Penwith College, College Road, TRURO, TR1 3XX · 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 2003Reference EY263094Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 January 2025Food 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
Truro & Penwith College, College Road, TRURO, TR1 3XX · More nurseries in TR1
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Truro College Main Entrance, Truro Leisure Centre and Chyvelah Ope.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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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Truro College Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Truro & Penwith College, College Road, TRURO, TR1 3XX, in Gloweth, Cornwall. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Truro College Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Threemilestone School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Truro School Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Oak Tree School ages 5–18 1.1 miles
- Truro Learning Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Bosvigo School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 1.8 miles
- Richard Lander School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 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 Truro College Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Truro College Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Truro College Day Nursery take?
Truro College Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Truro College Day Nursery?
Truro is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY263094 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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