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Speedwell Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school70 pupilsNurseryBristolBristol, City of
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024
Pupils from low-income families31%A bit more than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll70Census January 2026

Speedwell Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Bristol for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 70 pupils. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Speedwell Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS5 7SY0117 903 0329littlehayesandspeedwellnurseryschools.co.ukMs Jet Davis headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bristol, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll70Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families31%31% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English53%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support29%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls33 / 37
White British pupils33%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Physical disability (3), Other difficulty or disability (2), emotional and mental health (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll7094102101119107
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals31%35%21%22%19%28%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language53%40%35%31%28%22%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support21%30%14%8%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%3%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers4.1full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher17.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,614
Teachers who left in the year28%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher10.72024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,762England £7,738. Total £824k
Income per pupil£9,772England £7,697. Total £919k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,161England £3,480
Money in reserve-45%In the red: -£414k, -£4,406 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£95kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,762spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m64312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate137 per 1,000 people50% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop110 mHarewood Road, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bristol Brunel AcademyAcademy170 m1,267Report card 202640Compare
Chester Park Junior SchoolCouncil620 m295Good 202311Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic710 m213Good 202265Compare
Chester Park Infant SchoolCouncil760 m229Not inspectedCompare
Air Balloon Hill Primary SchoolCouncil960 m788Good 202341Compare
Summerhill AcademyAcademy0.6 miles223Report card 202688Compare
Summerhill Infant SchoolCouncil0.6 miles172Good 202337Compare
Two Mile Hill Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles511Requires improvement 20227Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Speedwell Nursery School a good school?

Speedwell Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.

What is Speedwell Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Speedwell Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 5 November 2024.

How many pupils does Speedwell Nursery School have?

70 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Speedwell Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS5 7SY
Telephone
0117 903 0329
Website
littlehayesandspeedwellnurseryschools.co.uk
Headteacher
Ms Jet Davis
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward
Eastville
Constituency
Bristol North East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108900 · LAESTAB 8011009

Where these figures come from