Full-day nursery in Oakley, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd
The Annexe, Chichester Walk, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1ST · 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 April 2007Reference EY350656Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 December 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Annexe, Chichester Walk, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1ST · More nurseries in BH21
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Selkirk Close, The Lantern Church and Huntingdon Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Green6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
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Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd is a full-day nursery at The Annexe, Chichester Walk, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1ST, in Oakley, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Down in The Woods Pre-School LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Merley First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Beaucroft Foundation School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 miles
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Wimborne First School and Nursery Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.6 miles
- Hayeswood First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Colehill First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.9 miles
- Allenbourn Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.5 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 Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 10 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd take?
Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd?
You can call 07787 954387 and visit www.downinthewoodspreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY350656 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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