Full-day nursery in Phipps Bottom, Gloucestershire
Pillowell Early Years Group
Pillowell School, School Road, Pillowell, Nr Lydney, GL15 4QT · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pillowell School, School Road, Pillowell, Nr Lydney, GL15 4QT · More nurseries in GL15
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Pillowell School, Top Swan and School Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Pillowell Early Years Group is a full-day nursery at Pillowell School, School Road, Pillowell, Nr Lydney, GL15 4QT, in Phipps Bottom, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pillowell Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Yorkley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Parkend Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Bream Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.5 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 Pillowell Early Years Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pillowell Early Years Group Good at its inspection on 24 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pillowell Early Years Group take?
Pillowell Early Years Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pillowell Early Years Group?
Parkend (Dean Forest Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 101716 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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