Full-day nursery in Robinswood, Gloucestershire
Finlay Nursery
Finlay Childrens Centre, Tredworth Road, GLOUCESTER, GL4 6TL · 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 August 2016Reference EY539415Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 17 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Finlay Childrens Centre, Tredworth Road, GLOUCESTER, GL4 6TL · More nurseries in GL4
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Finlay Community, St Aldate Church and Jenkinson Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heron Park9 min walk
- Robinswood Hill Country Park12 min walk
- Birch Avenue Open Space12 min walk
- White City Adventure Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Finlay Nursery is a full-day nursery at Finlay Childrens Centre, Tredworth Road, GLOUCESTER, GL4 6TL, in Robinswood, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Barnardo's.
Run by Barnardo's (charity), which runs 4 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
- Finlay Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hatherley Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Tredworth Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Calton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.7 miles
- St James' Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.7 miles
- Coney Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Al Ashraf Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 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 Finlay Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Finlay Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Finlay Nursery take?
Finlay Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs Finlay Nursery?
Finlay Nursery is run by Barnardo's, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Finlay Nursery?
Gloucester is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Finlay Nursery?
You can call 01452 530312 and visit glosfamilycentres.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539415 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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