Sessional pre-school in Tuckton, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Kings Castle Lodge
Iford Scout Hut, Iford Lane, Bournemouth, BH6 5NE · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Iford Scout Hut, Iford Lane, Bournemouth, BH6 5NE · More nurseries in BH6
Stations
- Christchurch17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Iford Meadows3 min walk
- Playground6 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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Kings Castle Lodge is a sessional pre-school at Iford Scout Hut, Iford Lane, Bournemouth, BH6 5NE, in Tuckton, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Saxonbury Road Limited.
Run by Saxonbury Road Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Castle LodgeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kings Castle Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Iford Bridge Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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- All nurseries in Tuckton3
- All nurseries in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole126
- All nurseries in BH611
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stourfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Stourfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Christchurch Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Christchurch Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- The Priory Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.1 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 Kings Castle Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kings Castle Lodge Good at its inspection on 5 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kings Castle Lodge take?
Kings Castle Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Kings Castle Lodge?
Kings Castle Lodge is run by Saxonbury Road Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kings Castle Lodge?
Christchurch is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 2680243 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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