Full-day nursery in Hobb's Wall, Bath and North East Somerset
Farmborough Preschool
Farmborough Vc Primary School, The Street, Bath, BA2 0FY · 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 2007Reference EY346943Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Farmborough Vc Primary School, The Street, Bath, BA2 0FY · More nurseries in BA2
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Loves Lane, Poor Hill and Manor Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 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 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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Farmborough Preschool is a full-day nursery at Farmborough Vc Primary School, The Street, Bath, BA2 0FY, in Hobb's Wall, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 20 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Farmborough Preschool's opening hours?
Farmborough Preschool opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Farmborough Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Farmborough Preschool Good at its inspection on 22 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Farmborough Preschool take?
Farmborough Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Farmborough Preschool?
You can call 01761 470714.
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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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346943 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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