Sessional pre-school in Henleaze, Bristol
Magic Dragon Pre-School
Church of Good Shepherd Hall, Bishop Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8NA · 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 November 1992Reference 107008Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 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 17 September 2026Food 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
Church of Good Shepherd Hall, Bishop Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8NA · More nurseries in BS7
Stations
- Redland21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including King's Drive, Queen's Drive and Springfield Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Horfield Common10 min walk
- Redland Green12 min walk
- Playground8 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 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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Magic Dragon Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Church of Good Shepherd Hall, Bishop Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8NA, in Henleaze, Bristol. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 19 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Henleaze Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Henleaze Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Claremont School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Bishop Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Westbury Park School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- E-ACT St Ursula's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Ashley Down Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 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 Magic Dragon Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Magic Dragon Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Magic Dragon Pre-School take?
Magic Dragon Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Magic Dragon Pre-School?
Redland is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Magic Dragon Pre-School?
You can call 07971 421834 and visit magicdragonpreschool.org.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 107008 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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