Full-day nursery in Upper Soundwell, South Gloucestershire
Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery
23 Gladstone Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4RF · 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 May 2013Reference EY461990Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 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
23 Gladstone Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4RF · More nurseries in BS16
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingswood Leisure Centre, Morley Road and St Stephens Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 23 Gladstone Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4RF, in Upper Soundwell, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsides Secret Garden Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Soundwell Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- The Tynings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Staple Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Minerva Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Kings' Forest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery take?
Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hillsides Secret Garden Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 904 7106 and visit www.hillsidessecretgarden.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY461990 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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