Camborne Nursery School

About Camborne Nursery School

If you're a parent considering Camborne Nursery School, the feedback from other families is overwhelmingly positive. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, a remarkable 97% of parents said they would recommend the school. That's a very strong signal. Looking at the detail, 73% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion strongly agreed that their child does well there. On safety, 67% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school also scores highly on communication: 55% of parents agreed and 39% strongly agreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn. With only 54 pupils on roll, this is a small, intimate setting where families clearly feel involved and informed.

Academically, Camborne Nursery School holds the highest possible Ofsted rating: Outstanding. This rating was confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in January 2025, where inspectors judged that standards were maintained. The school's leadership and management were also rated Outstanding. For a nursery catering to children aged 2 to 5, the focus is on early years development rather than formal exam results, so there are no Key Stage 2 SATs or Progress 8 scores to report. However, the Ofsted context is telling: within the Cornwall local authority, there are only two nurseries rated Outstanding, and Camborne is one of them. This places it in a very select group locally. The previous graded inspection, back in 2012, also awarded an Outstanding rating for overall effectiveness, early years provision, and leadership, showing a consistent track record of high-quality early education.

In practical terms, the school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, music rooms, a forest school, and a chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, gymnastics, and dance, and there is a gardening club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and physical disabilities. In the Parent View survey, 67% of parents strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need. With no oversubscription data provided, it's unclear how competitive admissions are, but the small size suggests places are limited. This nursery is best suited to families in the Cornwall area who want a highly-rated, community-focused early years setting with strong parent satisfaction and a clear commitment to both personal development and outdoor learning.

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