Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care, Plymouth
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care is a nursery school for pupils aged 0 to 5 in Plymouth. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care in detail
Who goes there
0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 11.2% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Asian (6%).
In 2026, 3 pupils (3.4%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Keyham Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Prospect Youth Centre (ne-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby nursery school
Keep up with Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Plymouth
Across Plymouth council
Places available
3,165
Applications
2,761
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All secondary applications across Plymouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
3
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
3.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
89
Total Pupils
47
Boys
42
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,731
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
What is Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care's Ofsted rating?
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care?
No fixed boundary. When Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care is oversubscribed, Plymouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care?
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care has around 89 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care?
Apply through Plymouth's coordinated admissions process, naming Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care?
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care is at Ham Drive, Ham, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)