Full-day nursery in Lyncombe Hill, Bath and North East Somerset
Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School
St Marks Community Centre, St Marks Road, Widcombe, Bath, BA2 4PA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:15–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Marks Community Centre, St Marks Road, Widcombe, Bath, BA2 4PA · More nurseries in BA2
Stations
- Bath Spa3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Oldfield Park24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
36 bus stops within 400 m, including Rossiter Road, Lyncombe Hill and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park4 min walk
- Magdalen Gardens6 min walk
- Pigeon Park6 min walk
- Parade Gardens8 min walk
- Green 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 Bath and North East Somerset there are about 3.1 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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Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School is a full-day nursery at St Marks Community Centre, St Marks Road, Widcombe, Bath, BA2 4PA, in Lyncombe Hill, Bath and North East Somerset. It is registered for 25 children. It opens 08:15–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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| Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:15–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Widcombe Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Widcombe CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Prior Park Paragon ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Oldfield Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Moorlands Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- St Andrew's Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 miles
- Moorlands Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 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 are Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School's opening hours?
Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School opens 08:15–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School Outstanding at its inspection on 8 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School take?
Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School?
Bath Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School?
You can call 01225 445446 and visit www.widcombeacorns.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 133108 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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