Sessional pre-school in Stroud Hill, Gloucestershire
Lindens Early Years
The Lindens, Lower Street, Stroud, GL5 2HT · 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 2020Reference 2609702Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2023Ofsted · 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 30 September 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
The Lindens, Lower Street, Stroud, GL5 2HT · More nurseries in GL5
Stations
- Stroud (Glos)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
25 bus stops within 400 m, including Maternity Hospital, Hospital and The Leazes.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trinity Pocket Park2 min walk
- Bank Gardens7 min walk
- Daisy Bank8 min walk
- Park Gardens9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Lindens Early Years is a sessional pre-school at The Lindens, Lower Street, Stroud, GL5 2HT, in Stroud Hill, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stroud Valley Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Uplands Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Rose's Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Rodborough Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Sladewood Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Lift Callowell Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 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 Lindens Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lindens Early Years Good at its inspection on 13 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lindens Early Years take?
Lindens Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lindens Early Years?
Stroud (Glos) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lindens Early Years?
You can call 01453 762526 and visit www.thelindens.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 2609702 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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