Sessional pre-school in Bathford, Bath and North East Somerset
Pepperpot Bathford Preschool
Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7UB · 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 October 1997Reference 133065Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 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 28 October 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
Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7UB · More nurseries in BA1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Dovers Park, British Legion and Bathford School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Pepperpot Bathford Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7UB, in Bathford, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Pepperpot Bathford PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bathford Church School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Bathampton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Batheaston Church School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 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 Pepperpot Bathford Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pepperpot Bathford Preschool Good at its inspection on 2 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pepperpot Bathford Preschool take?
Pepperpot Bathford Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 133065 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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