Full-day nursery in Barnwood, Gloucestershire
Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester
Nuffield Health, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3HR · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Nuffield Health, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3HR · More nurseries in GL4
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 min walk
© 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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Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester is a full-day nursery at Nuffield Health, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3HR, in Barnwood, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 89 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Nuffield Health.
Run by Nuffield Health (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Hillview Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Elmbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Longlevens Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Longlevens Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Dinglewell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Dinglewell Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- Innsworth Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 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 Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester take?
Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
Who runs Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester?
Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester is run by Nuffield Health, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester?
Gloucester is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester?
You can call 01452 634400.
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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.
- © 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 EY485896 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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