Full-day nursery in Goodrington, Torbay
White Rock Pre-school
Hookhills Community Centre, Freshwater Drive, Paignton, TQ4 7SB · 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
Hookhills Community Centre, Freshwater Drive, Paignton, TQ4 7SB · More nurseries in TQ4
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Hookhills, Hookhills Rd and Gibson Road 99.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goodrington Village Green12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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White Rock Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Hookhills Community Centre, Freshwater Drive, Paignton, TQ4 7SB, in Goodrington, Torbay. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Roselands Community Nursery And PlayschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Mama Bear's Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Galmpton Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Braeside @ Sunflowers PaigntonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Muddy Wellies Nursery at YMCAFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Little Thinkers@Curledge Street AcademySessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- White Rock Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Roselands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Galmpton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.0 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
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.5 miles
- Curledge Street Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.6 miles
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Paignton Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 1.6 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 White Rock Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated White Rock Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 14 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can White Rock Pre-school take?
White Rock Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to White Rock Pre-school?
Churston (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact White Rock Pre-school?
You can call 01803 845989 and visit whiterockpreschool.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139447 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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