Full-day nursery in Brentry, Bristol
Purple Childcare
223 Passage Road, BRISTOL, BS10 7DL · 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 2016Reference EY539244Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 16 March 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
223 Passage Road, BRISTOL, BS10 7DL · More nurseries in BS10
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Brentry Lane, Brentry Roundabout and Marlwood Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barnard Park4 min walk
- Crow Lane Open Space7 min walk
- Royal Victoria Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Bristol there are about 3.9 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.
What parents say
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Purple Childcare is a full-day nursery at 223 Passage Road, BRISTOL, BS10 7DL, in Brentry, Bristol. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 20 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blaise Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Brentry Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Henbury Court Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Little Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- North Star 82° ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Purple Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Purple Childcare Good at its inspection on 29 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Purple Childcare take?
Purple Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Purple Childcare?
Bristol Brabazon is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Purple Childcare?
You can call 0117 959 0954 and visit www.purple-childcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539244 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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