West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation
West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation is a local authority nursery school in Exeter for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 131 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1HL01392 279361westexenurseryschool.orgMrs Sarah Baker head of centreAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 6 July 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Devon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 131 | 148 | 142 | 140 | 113 | 131 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 21% | 8% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowhill Primary School | Academy | 240 m | 451 | Not inspected | 20 | Compare |
| Belong School Devon | Independent | 270 m | 66 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Torlands Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 420 m | 2 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Montgomery Primary School | Foundation | 430 m | 437 | No overall grade 2025 | 26 | Compare |
| St Thomas Primary School | Academy | 480 m | 193 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | Academy | 850 m | 175 | Not inspected | 55 | Compare |
| West Exe School | Academy | 930 m | 1,237 | Report card 2026 | 44 | Compare |
| Barley Lane School | Foundation special school | 1000 m | 80 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation a good school?
West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2023.
What is West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation outstanding at its last full inspection on 6 July 2023.
How many pupils does West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation have?
131 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1HL
- Telephone
- 01392 279361
- Website
- www.westexenurseryschool.org
- Head of Centre
- Mrs Sarah Baker
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2005 (new nursery school)
- URN
- 134674 · LAESTAB 8781008
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.