Sessional pre-school in The Close, Wiltshire
John McNeill Opportunity Centre
Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BG · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BG · More nurseries in SP2
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Ridings Mead, Harnham Junction and Ambulance Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Churchill Gardens10 min walk
- The Close12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wiltshire there are about 2.6 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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John McNeill Opportunity Centre is a sessional pre-school at Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BG, in The Close, Wiltshire. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McNeill Opportunity CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Melrose NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| St. Osmund's PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Puddleducks Pre-school SalisburySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| York House Day Nursery And Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Tops SalisburyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| First Steps NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Harnham Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Salisbury Cathedral School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Longford Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Chafyn-Godolphin ages 0–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.4 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 John McNeill Opportunity Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated John McNeill Opportunity Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 4 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can John McNeill Opportunity Centre take?
John McNeill Opportunity Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to John McNeill Opportunity Centre?
Salisbury is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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 145990 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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