Full-day nursery in Two Mile Hill, Bristol
The Rocking Horse Day Nursery
The Kingsway Centre, Kennard Rise, Bristol, BS15 8AF · 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
The Kingsway Centre, Kennard Rise, Bristol, BS15 8AF · More nurseries in BS15
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsway, John Cabot Academy and Salisbury Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coalbrook Road3 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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The Rocking Horse Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Kingsway Centre, Kennard Rise, Bristol, BS15 8AF, in Two Mile Hill, Bristol. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Two Mile Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Beacon Rise Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- The Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Speedwell Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Courtney Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.9 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 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 Rocking Horse Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Rocking Horse Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Rocking Horse Day Nursery take?
The Rocking Horse Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Rocking Horse Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 961 5071 and visit www.rockinghorsebristol.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY547075 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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