Sessional pre-school in West Knighton, Dorset
Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School
Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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.
Latest report published 14 January 2025. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH · More nurseries in DT2
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadmayne First School South and Broadmayne First School North.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
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Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PH, in West Knighton, Dorset. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Summertime Nursery & PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broadmayne First School and Nursery Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 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 Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School Good at its inspection on 21 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School take?
Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School?
You can call 01305 853303 and visit www.bwkps.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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