Sessional pre-school in Ashley Down, Bristol
Bishopston Beanstalks
Bishopston Methodist Church, 245 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NY · 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
Bishopston Methodist Church, 245 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NY · More nurseries in BS7
Stations
- Ashley Down13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Montpelier19 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Redland21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Nevil Road, Hatherley Road and Ashley Down Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Andrew's Park9 min walk
- Horfield Common9 min walk
- Ashley Down Green12 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bristol there are about 3.9 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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Bishopston Beanstalks is a sessional pre-school at Bishopston Methodist Church, 245 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NY, in Ashley Down, Bristol. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopston BeanstalksThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Magic Dragon Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bishop Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Brunel Field Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Ashley Down Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Sefton Park Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Sefton Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Claremont School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Henleaze Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.7 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 Bishopston Beanstalks's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bishopston Beanstalks Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bishopston Beanstalks take?
Bishopston Beanstalks is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bishopston Beanstalks?
Ashley Down is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 EY468175 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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