Sessional pre-school in Upper Soundwell, South Gloucestershire
Apple Tree Pre-School
Deers Lodge Scout Hut Deerhurst, Soundwell, BRISTOL, BS15 1XH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Deers Lodge Scout Hut Deerhurst, Soundwell, BRISTOL, BS15 1XH · More nurseries in BS15
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Pool Road, St Stephens Close and Gloucester Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Apple Tree Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Deers Lodge Scout Hut Deerhurst, Soundwell, BRISTOL, BS15 1XH, in Upper Soundwell, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Apple Tree Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Soundwell Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- The Tynings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Kings' Forest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- New Horizons Learning Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Staple Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Minerva Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Apple Tree Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Tree Pre-School Good at its inspection on 2 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Tree Pre-School take?
Apple Tree Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Apple Tree Pre-School?
You can call 0117 956 8749 and visit www.appletreepreschool.org.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 135973 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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