Full-day nursery in Blagdon, North Somerset
The Old Potting Shed
Combe Lodge, Blagdon, BS40 7RE · 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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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Combe Lodge, Blagdon, BS40 7RE · More nurseries in BS40
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In North Somerset 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.
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The Old Potting Shed is a full-day nursery at Combe Lodge, Blagdon, BS40 7RE, in Blagdon, North Somerset. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Bridgwater Young Men's Christian Association.
Run by Bridgwater Young Men's Christian Association (charity), which runs 6 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blagdon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Burrington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 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 Old Potting Shed's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old Potting Shed Good at its inspection on 22 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old Potting Shed take?
The Old Potting Shed is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
Who runs The Old Potting Shed?
The Old Potting Shed is run by Bridgwater Young Men's Christian Association, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact The Old Potting Shed?
You can call 01761 462209 and visit theoldpottingshed.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.
- 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 2663313 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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