Sessional pre-school in Blackhorse, South Gloucestershire
Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound
Resound Centre, Blackhorse Road, Emersons Green, BS16 9BP · 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Resound Centre, Blackhorse Road, Emersons Green, BS16 9BP · More nurseries in BS16
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Jubilee Crescent, Dibden Lane and Westerleigh Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Emersons Green Park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Beaufort Road play area playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 South Gloucestershire there are about 2.4 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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Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound is a sessional pre-school at Resound Centre, Blackhorse Road, Emersons Green, BS16 9BP, in Blackhorse, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Learning Through Play Ltd.
Run by Learning Through Play Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus @ Mangotsfield ResoundThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Mangotsfield Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Sunbeams Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Muddy Puddles Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Play Station @ Barley CloseSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bristol, Emersons GreenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Emersons Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Stanbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Blackhorse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.5 miles
- Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Lyde Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Bromley Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.8 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 Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound Outstanding at its inspection on 23 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound take?
Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound?
Abacus @ Mangotsfield Resound is run by Learning Through Play Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2720456 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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