Full-day nursery in Southville, Bristol
Lydstep Nursery
7a Lydstep Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1DR · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
7a Lydstep Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1DR · More nurseries in BS3
Stations
- Bedminster11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Parson Street18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Dean Street, East Street and Dean Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dame Emily Park1 min walk
- Ebenezer Pocket Park4 min walk
- St. Johns Church Yard7 min walk
- South Street Park7 min walk
- Bark Park7 min walk
- Playground1 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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Lydstep Nursery is a full-day nursery at 7a Lydstep Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1DR, in Southville, Bristol. It is registered for 130 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Nursery Village Ltd.
Run by Nursery Village Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Holy Cross RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.1 miles
- Compass Point Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Cathedral Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Luckwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 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 Lydstep Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lydstep Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lydstep Nursery take?
Lydstep Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
Who runs Lydstep Nursery?
Lydstep Nursery is run by Nursery Village Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lydstep Nursery?
Bedminster is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lydstep Nursery?
You can call 0117 462 3653 and visit www.nurseryvillage.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
- 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 2711739 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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