Full-day nursery in Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset
Noah's Ark Preschool
The Wooden Classroom, Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7LW · 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 1997Reference 133056Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 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
The Wooden Classroom, Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7LW · More nurseries in BS39
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Fire Station, Carter Road and Paper Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground7 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 Bath and North East Somerset there are about 3.1 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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Noah's Ark Preschool is a full-day nursery at The Wooden Classroom, Farrington Road, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7LW, in Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah's Ark PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Star NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Hidden Garden Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Paulton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Paulton Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Longvernal Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- The Universal Farm ages 4–7 1.6 miles
- Midsomer Norton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 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 Noah's Ark Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Preschool Good at its inspection on 6 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Preschool take?
Noah's Ark Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Preschool?
You can call 01761 413529 and visit noahsarkpreschoolpaulton.com.
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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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 133056 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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