Full-day nursery in Minehead, Somerset
Watery Lane Pre-school
Watery Lane, Minehead, TA24 5NY · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Watery Lane, Minehead, TA24 5NY · More nurseries in TA24
Stations
- Minehead (West Somerset Railway)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Parade, Bancks Street and Blenheim Mews.
Parks and playgrounds
- Parks Walk5 min walk
- Blenheim Gardens5 min walk
- Woodcomb Walk9 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.
What parents say
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Watery Lane Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Watery Lane, Minehead, TA24 5NY, in Minehead, Somerset. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Michael's Church of England First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Minehead First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Minehead Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- West Somerset College Secondaryages 13–19Ofsted: 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.
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What is Watery Lane Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Watery Lane Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 1 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Watery Lane Pre-school take?
Watery Lane Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Watery Lane Pre-school?
Minehead (West Somerset Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Watery Lane Pre-school?
You can call 01643 703651 and visit www.waterylanepreschool.co.uk.
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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
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 143030 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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