Sessional pre-school in Cotham, Bristol
St Matthews Playgroup
St Matthews Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown, BS6 5TB · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Matthews Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown, BS6 5TB · More nurseries in BS6
Stations
- Redland8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Montpelier9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Clifton Down19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Cotham Side, Cotham Park and Nine Tree Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fremantle Square3 min walk
- Cotham Gardens5 min walk
- King Square6 min walk
- Montpelier Park7 min walk
- Kingsdown Park7 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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St Matthews Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at St Matthews Church, Clare Road, Kingsdown, BS6 5TB, in Cotham, Bristol. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cotham Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Cabot Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Willow Park CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Bristol Hospital Education Service ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Bristol Grammar School ages 4–18 0.6 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 St Matthews Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthews Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 7 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Matthews Playgroup take?
St Matthews Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Matthews Playgroup?
Redland is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 107060 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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