Full-day nursery in Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset
Guinea Lane Nursery
St Mary's Hall, Guinea Lane, BATH, BA1 5NB · 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 April 2011Reference EY428181Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Mary's Hall, Guinea Lane, BATH, BA1 5NB · More nurseries in BA1
Stations
- Bath Spa17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Walcot Gate, Belvedere and Alfred Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hedgemead Park1 min walk
- Henrietta Park6 min walk
- Royal Victoria Park6 min walk
- Queen Square7 min walk
- Beazer Garden Maze9 min walk
- Playground1 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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Guinea Lane Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Mary's Hall, Guinea Lane, BATH, BA1 5NB, in Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 58 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea Lane NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- St Stephens Church School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- King Edward's School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Widcombe Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Widcombe CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Kingswood Preparatory School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Oldfield Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 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 are Guinea Lane Nursery's opening hours?
Guinea Lane Nursery opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Guinea Lane Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Guinea Lane Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Guinea Lane Nursery take?
Guinea Lane Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Guinea Lane Nursery?
Bath Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Guinea Lane Nursery?
You can call 01225 487858 and visit www.thebathnurserycompany.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428181 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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