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Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–4 · Council nursery school

Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 0JW · hartcliffenursery.co.uk · 0117 903 8633

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Overview

Ofsted: No overall grade; 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024

Pupils: 209
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Free school meals: 36.7%
First language not English: 12%; School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall: No overall grade
Inspected: 1 Oct 2024; Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate
Safeguarding Not effective

Quality of education	Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Inadequate
Personal development	Inadequate
Leadership and management	Inadequate
Safeguarding	Not effective

Before September 2019

Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
Early years Outstanding
Jul 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
Early years Good

Safeguarding	Effective

Outcomes for pupils	Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding

Outcomes for pupils	Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Good

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend: 94%
Replies: 18; 8% · 2 Apr 2023

Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know

Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%

7822

Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%

6728

Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 83%

6133

School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 82%

5633

Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%

6728

Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 80%

33331717

Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 83%

6128

Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%

6722

Can join clubs and activities▼34% agreeEngland 90%

171761

Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 78%

563311

Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 74%

6139

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 49%

22121256

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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