Ilminster Avenue Nursery School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This nursery excels at making all children feel welcome and safe, particularly those with additional needs or learning English. The outdoor spaces are exceptional, offering children rich opportunities to develop through play including forest school, water play and quiet reflection areas. Staff genuinely listen to children and work closely with parents as partners in their child's learning.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for disabled children and English language learners, helping them make good progress
- Well-developed outdoor learning environment with climbing, water play, forest school and quiet spaces for reflection
- Strong relationships between staff, children and parents, with children feeling safe and happy
- Children's behaviour is good and they show excellent respect for each other and their environment
- High quality individual tracking of progress with attractive learning journeys documenting each child's development
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching - practitioners don't always challenge children, especially the most able, to extend their learning
- Practitioners don't consistently ask questions that help children answer fully and move learning forward
- All leaders need to focus more regularly on checking and improving teaching quality and outcomes
Safeguarding
The safety of children is good - the school works hard to keep pupils safe and secure, with all practitioners appropriately trained and effective working relationships with outside agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school, water play, sand play, construction activities, outdoor physical play
Ilminster Avenue Specialist Nursery School is a good school that provides high quality support to disabled children and those learning English as an additional language. Children make good progress in all areas of learning and are well prepared for their next school.
At a Glance
39.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
22 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
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Admissions Demand - Bristol, City of
Places available
4,552
Applications
4,544
Got 1st preference
82.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
Secondary admissions across Bristol, City of (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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