Full-day nursery in Newleaze, South Gloucestershire
RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH · 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 2023Reference 2775692Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places114 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 January 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
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH · More nurseries in BS34
Stations
- Filton Abbey Wood5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including MOD, Longdown Avenue and Abbey Wood Retail Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elm Park12 min walk
- Stoke Park Estate12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 South Gloucestershire there are about 2.4 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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RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood is a full-day nursery at MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, in Newleaze, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 114 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Rafa Kidz Limited.
Run by Rafa Kidz Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wallscourt Farm Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Shield Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Upper Horfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Charborough Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Filton Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Filton Avenue Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Stoke Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- Filton Avenue Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 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 RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood Good at its inspection on 21 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood take?
RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood is registered with Ofsted for up to 114 children at any one time.
Who runs RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood?
RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood is run by Rafa Kidz Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood?
Filton Abbey Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact RAFA Kidz Abbey Wood?
You can call 0117 325 9380 and visit www.rafakidz.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2775692 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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