Full-day nursery in Coombe Dingle, Bristol
Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School
Westbury Lane, Coombe Dingle, Bristol, BS9 2PR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2011Reference EY422257Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places132 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 May 2025Food 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
Westbury Lane, Coombe Dingle, Bristol, BS9 2PR · More nurseries in BS9
Stations
- Sea Mills24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Aldercombe Road, Arbutus Drive and Southwood Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blaise Castle Estate5 min walk
- Trym Valley7 min walk
- Kings Weston Estate10 min walk
- Trym Park Sea Mills12 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Westbury Lane, Coombe Dingle, Bristol, BS9 2PR, in Coombe Dingle, Bristol. It is registered for 132 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Early Years Investments Limited.
Run by Early Years Investments Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Red Bus Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- North Star 265° ages 5–16 under 0.1 miles
- Kingsweston School ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Oasis Academy Long Cross Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Oasis Academy Bank Leaze Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
- North Star 82° ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 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 Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 26 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School take?
Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 132 children at any one time.
Who runs Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School?
Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School is run by Early Years Investments Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School?
Sea Mills is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 0117 968 2009 and visit www.redbusnursery.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY422257 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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