Sessional pre-school in Arle, Gloucestershire
Cherry Blossom Pre School
St Barnabas Church, Orchard Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7JY · 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
St Barnabas Church, Orchard Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7JY · More nurseries in GL51
Stations
- Cheltenham Spa20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including The Umbrella, Brooklyn Road and St Thomas More.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wharfdale Square4 min walk
- Blenheim Square6 min walk
- Chelt Walk Park6 min walk
- St Peter's Square10 min walk
- St Peters Close Open Space12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 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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Cherry Blossom Pre School is a sessional pre-school at St Barnabas Church, Orchard Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7JY, in Arle, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rowanfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Rowanfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Hesters Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Springbank Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.8 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 is Cherry Blossom Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cherry Blossom Pre School Good at its inspection on 27 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cherry Blossom Pre School take?
Cherry Blossom Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cherry Blossom Pre School?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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 2704174 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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