Full-day nursery in Brockworth, Gloucestershire
Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School
73 Ermin Street, Gloucester, GL3 4EH · 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 May 2017Reference EY545310Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 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
73 Ermin Street, Gloucester, GL3 4EH · More nurseries in GL3
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Vicarage Lane, Library and Ermin Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Pound Farm Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 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.
What parents say
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Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 73 Ermin Street, Gloucester, GL3 4EH, in Brockworth, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 46 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Brockworth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.1 miles
- Castle Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Coopers Edge School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Lift Hillview Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.7 miles
- Abbeymead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Dinglewell Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- Dinglewell Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.7 miles
- Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.7 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 Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School take?
Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School?
You can call 01452 864107 and visit www.ridgemountnursery.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545310 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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