Sessional pre-school in Fishponds, Bristol
Sticky Fish Pre-School
Fishponds Baptist Church, Downend Road, Fishponds, BRISTOL, BS16 5AS · 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 February 2009Reference EY388839Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places27 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 February 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
Fishponds Baptist Church, Downend Road, Fishponds, BRISTOL, BS16 5AS · More nurseries in BS16
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Lawn Avenue, Cross Hands and Stanbury Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fishponds Park6 min walk
- Oldbury Court Estate/Vassals Park8 min walk
- Hillfields Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Oldbury Court Play Park playground11 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.
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Sticky Fish Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Fishponds Baptist Church, Downend Road, Fishponds, BRISTOL, BS16 5AS, in Fishponds, Bristol. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticky Fish Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Little Hayes Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Avanti Gardens School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Elmtree Grove School Ltd ages 4–12 0.3 miles
- Pathways Learning Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Briarwood School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Fishponds CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 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 Sticky Fish Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sticky Fish Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sticky Fish Pre-School take?
Sticky Fish Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY388839 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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