Sessional pre-school in Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Ruardean Acorns
Ruardean C of E Primary School, School Lane, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ruardean C of E Primary School, School Lane, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ · More nurseries in GL17
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Hart Lane, St John the Baptist and St John's Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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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Ruardean Acorns is a sessional pre-school at Ruardean C of E Primary School, School Lane, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ, in Ruardean, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Ruardean AcornsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ruardean Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Woodside Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Drybrook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Lydbrook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 1.7 miles
- Steam Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 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 Ruardean Acorns's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ruardean Acorns Good at its inspection on 3 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ruardean Acorns take?
Ruardean Acorns is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ruardean Acorns?
You can call 01594 808865 and visit ruardeanacorns.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 511782 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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