Full-day nursery in Upper Knowle, Bristol
Court House Day Nursery
Court House Day Nursery School, 270 Wells Road, BRISTOL, BS4 2PU · 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 March 2008Reference EY370589Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Court House Day Nursery School, 270 Wells Road, BRISTOL, BS4 2PU · More nurseries in BS4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenmore Road, Beaconsfield Road and Redcatch Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Redcatch Park3 min walk
- Arnos Court Park5 min walk
- School Road Park9 min walk
- Perrett Park9 min walk
- Salcombe Road Open Space11 min walk
- Redcatch Park Play Ground playground5 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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Court House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Court House Day Nursery School, 270 Wells Road, BRISTOL, BS4 2PU, in Upper Knowle, Bristol. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bristol Child Care Limited.
Run by Bristol Child Care Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cleve House School ages 3–16has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Hillcrest Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Knowle Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- West Town Lane Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Holymead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 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 Court House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Court House Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Court House Day Nursery take?
Court House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Court House Day Nursery?
Court House Day Nursery is run by Bristol Child Care Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Court House Day Nursery?
Bristol Temple Meads is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Court House Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 977 2210 and visit www.bristolchildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY370589 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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