Full-day nursery in Blackmarstone, Herefordshire
Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside
Riverside Primary School, Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF · 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
Riverside Primary School, Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF · More nurseries in HR2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Priors Walk, Asda Store and Walnut Tree Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Playing Fields6 min walk
- Bishop's Meadows8 min walk
- Cathedral Green12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- St. George's Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Herefordshire there are about 3.3 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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Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside is a full-day nursery at Riverside Primary School, Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF, in Blackmarstone, Herefordshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Merry-Go-Round Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Merry-Go-Round Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry-Go-Round @ RiversideThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Merry Go Round @ Green CroftFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Whitecross Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.1 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- St Martin's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Blackmarston School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Marlbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 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 Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside Good at its inspection on 22 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside take?
Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside?
Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside is run by Merry-Go-Round Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside?
Hereford is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside?
You can call 01432 350988 and visit www.merrygoroundnursery.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 EY468858 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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