Full-day nursery in Gillingstool, South Gloucestershire
Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury
2 Cooper Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UP · 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 December 2016Reference EY542365Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 May 2026Food 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
2 Cooper Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UP · More nurseries in BS35
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco, Leisure Centre and Raglan Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Filnore Woods4 min walk
- Thornbury Community Garden6 min walk
- Mundy Playing Fields8 min walk
- Streamleaze8 min walk
- Oakleaze Green10 min walk
- Playground9 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 South Gloucestershire there are about 2.4 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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Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury is a full-day nursery at 2 Cooper Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UP, in Gillingstool, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gillingstool Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- Crossways Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Crossways Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- New Siblands School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Manorbrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Two Bridges Academy ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.0 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 Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury Good at its inspection on 1 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury take?
Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury?
Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
How do I contact Happy Days Day Nursery Thornbury?
You can call 01454 419911 and visit happydaysnurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY542365 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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