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Ilminster Avenue Nursery School
Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–4 · Council nursery school
Ilminster Avenue, Knowle West, Bristol BS4 1BX · ilminsterchildren.com · 0117 903 0255
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Pupils
- 183
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ilminster Avenue Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 22
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼50% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 32% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%
based on the 9% who had a child bullied