Sessional pre-school in Southmead, Bristol
Southmead Children's Centre
Doncaster Road, BRISTOL, BS10 5PW · 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 2017Reference EY555145Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 1 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Doncaster Road, BRISTOL, BS10 5PW · More nurseries in BS10
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Doncaster Road, Wilton Close and Kingsholm Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trym Valley3 min walk
- Badocks Wood4 min walk
- Doncaster Road Park6 min walk
- Lime Tree Neighbourhood Park6 min walk
- Glencoyne Square10 min walk
- Playground4 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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Southmead Children's Centre is a sessional pre-school at Doncaster Road, BRISTOL, BS10 5PW, in Southmead, Bristol. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bristol City Council.
Run by Bristol City Council (local council), which runs 2 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
- Horfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Little Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Fonthill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Claremont School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 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 Southmead Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southmead Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 1 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southmead Children's Centre take?
Southmead Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Southmead Children's Centre?
Southmead Children's Centre is run by Bristol City Council, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Southmead Children's Centre?
Bristol Brabazon is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Southmead Children's Centre?
You can call 0117 377 2343 and visit www.southmeadchildrenscentre.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 EY555145 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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