The Limes Nursery School

State-Funded School

the-limes-nursery-school-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol EastConstituency

BS5 9ATPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Limes Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–5, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 122 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

16%

Black

17%

Mixed

19%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

122

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

—

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 5
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 122
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.