Full-day nursery in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire
Hardwicke Early Years
Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy, Poplar Way, Gloucester, GL2 4QG · 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 July 2020Reference 2592620Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy, Poplar Way, Gloucester, GL2 4QG · More nurseries in GL2
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Oak Tree Close, Dimore Close and Ashgrove Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fieldcourt Drive Open Space7 min walk
- Fishers Meadow Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 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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Hardwicke Early Years is a full-day nursery at Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy, Poplar Way, Gloucester, GL2 4QG, in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Field Court Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Field Court Church of England Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Beech Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Hunts Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Waterwells Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 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 Hardwicke Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hardwicke Early Years Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hardwicke Early Years take?
Hardwicke Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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 2592620 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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