Full-day nursery in Ryeworth, Gloucestershire
The Ark
3 Sandhurst Villas, Sandhurst Road, Charlton Kings, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6LJ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
3 Sandhurst Villas, Sandhurst Road, Charlton Kings, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6LJ · More nurseries in GL52
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Spring Bridge, Six Ways and Warwick Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hartlebury Way Open Space9 min walk
- Ewens Farm Play Area playground11 min walk
- Beeches 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 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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The Ark is a full-day nursery at 3 Sandhurst Villas, Sandhurst Road, Charlton Kings, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6LJ, in Ryeworth, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 31 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ArkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Berkhampstead Day Nursery, Charlton KingsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Nursery & Preschool – Charlton KingsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Ashley Manor NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Glenfall Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Charlie Bears Childcare LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Ashley Manor Preparatory School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Glenfall Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Charlton Kings Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Battledown School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Naunton Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Berkhampstead School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 The Ark's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark take?
The Ark is registered with Ofsted for up to 31 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Ark?
You can call 07443 535036 and visit thearknurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2612622 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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