Full-day nursery in Blandford Forum, Dorset
Archbishop Wake Nursery
Archbishop Wake CE Primary School and Nursery, Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Archbishop Wake CE Primary School and Nursery, Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW · More nurseries in DT11
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St Leonards School, Bayfran Way and Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodhouse Gardens10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Dorset there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Archbishop Wake Nursery is a full-day nursery at Archbishop Wake CE Primary School and Nursery, Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW, in Blandford Forum, Dorset. It is registered for 57 children. Its Ofsted report card (March 2026) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Wake NurseryThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Scamps PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Primaryages 0–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Forum Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Milldown CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Bryanston School ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- The Blandford School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Archbishop Wake Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Archbishop Wake Nursery was inspected on 25 March 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Archbishop Wake Nursery take?
Archbishop Wake Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2848515 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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