Full-day nursery in Charminster, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Bay Tree Montessori
84 Markham Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2005Reference EY318998Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
84 Markham Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JA · More nurseries in BH9
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Markham Road, Green Road and Winton Recreation Ground.
Parks and playgrounds
- Winton Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Bay Tree Montessori is a full-day nursery at 84 Markham Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JA, in Charminster, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 (October 2026). It is run by Shepherd Montessori Schools Limited.
Run by Shepherd Montessori Schools Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Linwood School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Queen's Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Martin's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bay Tree Montessori's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bay Tree Montessori Outstanding at its inspection on 10 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bay Tree Montessori take?
Bay Tree Montessori is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Bay Tree Montessori?
Bay Tree Montessori is run by Shepherd Montessori Schools Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bay Tree Montessori?
Bournemouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bay Tree Montessori?
You can call 01202 525674 and visit www.montessorieducation.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY318998 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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