Full-day nursery in Newton St Loe, Bath and North East Somerset
Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd
Clays End Farm, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9JE · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2009Reference EY400741Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places67 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Clays End Farm, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9JE · More nurseries in BA2
Parks and playgrounds
- Pennyquick Park9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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 Bath and North East Somerset there are about 3.1 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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Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Clays End Farm, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9JE, in Newton St Loe, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 67 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Newton St Loe2
- All nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset67
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Twerton Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Michaels Junior Church School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Roundhill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- Newbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Oldfield Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Oldfield Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.8 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.8 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 are Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd's opening hours?
Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd take?
Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
Who runs Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd?
Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd is run by Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd?
Oldfield Park is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01225 874003 and visit www.hgdn.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY400741 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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