Exeter · URN 2848939
According to Ofsted's inspection on 6 July 2026, Puffins in the City in Exeter was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Needs Attention; achievement: Needs Attention; behaviour and routines: Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing: Needs Attention; inclusion: Expected Standard; leadership and governance: Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Exeter · EX1 1BB. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
On the Early Years Register.
Puffins in the City in Exeter was last inspected on 6 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Puffins in the City is registered for children aged 1 to 4.
Puffins in the City is registered for up to 51 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Puffins in the City has been registered with Ofsted since 25 June 2025. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2848939.
Puffins in the City is one of 7 settings on Ofsted's register run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd.
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