Full-day nursery in Hill Street, Dorset
Holwell Nursery School
Crouch Lane, Holwell, Sherborne, DT9 5LP · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 1993Reference 139383Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 July 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Crouch Lane, Holwell, Sherborne, DT9 5LP · More nurseries in DT9
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Foxes Close.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Holwell Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Crouch Lane, Holwell, Sherborne, DT9 5LP, in Hill Street, Dorset. It is registered for 46 children. It opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Holwell Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 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 are Holwell Nursery School's opening hours?
Holwell Nursery School opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Holwell Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holwell Nursery School Good at its inspection on 13 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holwell Nursery School take?
Holwell Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
How do I contact Holwell Nursery School?
You can call 01963 23368 and visit www.holwellnurseryschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
- 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139383 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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