What Ofsted grade does Riverside Nursery have?

Riverside Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Riverside Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Riverside Nursery for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bath has 48.

How much does Riverside Nursery cost?

Riverside Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Riverside Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Riverside Nursery how it offers them.

When was Riverside Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Riverside Nursery on 20 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Riverside Nursery?

Nearby in BA1: Atelier Nursery, Noahs Ark Pre School, 103 Club @ Weston Children's Centre.

Riverside Nursery

Day nursery in Bath, BA1. Part of the Bath and North East Somerset council area.

Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG

54 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

5 of 35 in our Bath ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 3 of 6 Inspected 20 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Riverside Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Riverside Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Riverside Nursery against Bath

	Riverside Nursery	Bath average
Places	54	48
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 3 of 6	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Riverside Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Riverside Nursery have?: Riverside Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Riverside Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Riverside Nursery for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bath has 48.
How much does Riverside Nursery cost?: Riverside Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Riverside Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Riverside Nursery how it offers them.
When was Riverside Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Riverside Nursery on 20 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Riverside Nursery?: Nearby in BA1: Atelier Nursery, Noahs Ark Pre School, 103 Club @ Weston Children's Centre.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.