Full-day nursery in Coleford, Gloucestershire
The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre
Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, GL16 8DU · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, GL16 8DU · More nurseries in GL16
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's School, Victoria Road and Oakfields Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- 2nd Lawdley Road park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre is a full-day nursery at Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, GL16 8DU, in Coleford, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 55 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 4.6 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Berryhill Under Fives GroupSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Ellwood NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's C of E Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Coalway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Berry Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Five Acres High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre Good at its inspection on 3 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre take?
The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre?
You can call 01594 837552 and visit www.fodopportunitycentre.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 101592 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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