Full-day nursery in Southville, Bristol
The Southville Centre Nursery
Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1QG · 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 October 1992Reference 106951Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 16 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places109 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1QG · More nurseries in BS3
Stations
- Bedminster14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Parson Street18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Camden Road, Sion Road and Dean Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dame Emily Park4 min walk
- Ebenezer Pocket Park6 min walk
- South Street Park7 min walk
- Bark Park8 min walk
- South Street Park8 min walk
- Playground4 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 Southville Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1QG, in Southville, Bristol. It is registered for 109 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 85 reviews (November 2026). It is run by BS3 Community Development.
Run by BS3 Community Development (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Holy Cross RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Compass Point Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Luckwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Cathedral Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.7 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 Southville Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Southville Centre Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Southville Centre Nursery take?
The Southville Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 109 children at any one time.
Who runs The Southville Centre Nursery?
The Southville Centre Nursery is run by BS3 Community Development, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Southville Centre Nursery?
Bedminster is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Southville Centre Nursery?
You can call 0117 923 1039 and visit bs3community.org.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 106951 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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