Sessional pre-school in Whiteway, Bristol
Hillside Pre-School
Air Balloon Hill Primary School, Hillside Road, Bristol, BS5 7PB · 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 October 1992Reference 106982Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 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 6 May 2025Food 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
Air Balloon Hill Primary School, Hillside Road, Bristol, BS5 7PB · More nurseries in BS5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Troopers Hill Road, Glen Park and Rodney Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Troopers Hill field9 min walk
- Troopers Hill Field Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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 Bristol there are about 3.9 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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Hillside Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Air Balloon Hill Primary School, Hillside Road, Bristol, BS5 7PB, in Whiteway, Bristol. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Hillside Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Two Mile Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Speedwell Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Summerhill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Summerhill Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Beacon Rise Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- E-ACT the Kingfisher School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Chester Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 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 Hillside Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hillside Pre-School Good at its inspection on 6 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hillside Pre-School take?
Hillside Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hillside Pre-School?
Lawrence Hill is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hillside Pre-School?
You can call 0117 947 8371 and visit www.hillsidepreschoolbristol.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 106982 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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