Full-day nursery in Overton Park, Gloucestershire
Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch
Airthrie School, 27-29 Christchurch Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2NY · 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
Airthrie School, 27-29 Christchurch Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2NY · More nurseries in GL50
Stations
- Cheltenham Spa9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Homespa House, Christ Church Road and Eldorado Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lansdown Crescent4 min walk
- Honeybourne Line Open Space4 min walk
- Saint Hilda's (CLC)5 min walk
- Pates Avenue8 min walk
- Chelt Walk8 min walk
- Lansdown Crescent 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 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.
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Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch is a full-day nursery at Airthrie School, 27-29 Christchurch Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2NY, in Overton Park, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Dean Close Nurseries Limited.
Run by Dean Close Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Close Little Trees ChristchurchThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, LansdownFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dean Close Airthrie ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Dean Close Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Rowanfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Bettridge School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 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 Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch Good at its inspection on 21 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch take?
Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch?
Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch is run by Dean Close Nurseries Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 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 2651879 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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