Full-day nursery in Horfield, Bristol
Snapdragons Nursery Horfield
The Old Chapel, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 0BJ · 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 August 2014Reference EY477317Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places124 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 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
The Old Chapel, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 0BJ · More nurseries in BS7
Stations
- Ashley Down24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Horfield Sports Centre, Wessex Avenue and Dorian Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Horfield Common2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Maskelyne Avenue Play Area 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 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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Snapdragons Nursery Horfield is a full-day nursery at The Old Chapel, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 0BJ, in Horfield, Bristol. It is registered for 124 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Snapdragons Nurseries Limited.
Run by Snapdragons Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 10 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Filton Avenue Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Filton Avenue Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Upper Horfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Horfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Ashley Down Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Stoke Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Shield Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 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 Snapdragons Nursery Horfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snapdragons Nursery Horfield Good at its inspection on 28 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Snapdragons Nursery Horfield take?
Snapdragons Nursery Horfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 124 children at any one time.
Who runs Snapdragons Nursery Horfield?
Snapdragons Nursery Horfield is run by Snapdragons Nurseries Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Snapdragons Nursery Horfield?
Ashley Down is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Snapdragons Nursery Horfield?
You can call 0117 951 3298 and visit www.snapdragonsnursery.com.
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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 EY477317 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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