Full-day nursery in Cotham, Bristol
The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd
32 Redland Grove, Bristol, BS6 6PR · 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 June 2022Reference 2671992Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
32 Redland Grove, Bristol, BS6 6PR · More nurseries in BS6
Stations
- Redland2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Montpelier12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Clifton Down14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Redland Station and Cotham Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cotham Gardens1 min walk
- Redland Grove Open Space2 min walk
- Clyde Park8 min walk
- Fremantle Square9 min walk
- Kingsdown Park10 min walk
- Playground2 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 Tin Drum Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 32 Redland Grove, Bristol, BS6 6PR, in Cotham, Bristol. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cotham Gardens Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Bristol Grammar School ages 4–18 0.7 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Willow Park CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Bristol Hospital Education Service ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 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 Tin Drum Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd take?
The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd?
Redland is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Tin Drum Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0117 924 7175 and visit tindrumnurseryltd.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2671992 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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