Sessional pre-school in Coney Hill, Gloucestershire
Dingley's Promise
Coney Hill Road, Gloucester, GL4 4NA · 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 January 2023Reference 2723500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places12 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 July 2025Food 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
Coney Hill Road, Gloucester, GL4 4NA · More nurseries in GL4
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Vestry Gardens, Coney Hill Road and Willow Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coney Hill Park4 min walk
- Birch Avenue Open Space4 min walk
- Heron Park6 min walk
- Clock Tower Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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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Dingley's Promise is a sessional pre-school at Coney Hill Road, Gloucester, GL4 4NA, in Coney Hill, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 12 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres.
Run by Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres (company), which runs 12 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
- Coney Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hatherley Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Finlay Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Heron Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St James' Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Dinglewell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 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 Dingley's Promise's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dingley's Promise Good at its inspection on 3 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dingley's Promise take?
Dingley's Promise is registered with Ofsted for up to 12 children at any one time.
Who runs Dingley's Promise?
Dingley's Promise is run by Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dingley's Promise?
Gloucester is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2723500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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