Full-day nursery in Tuckton, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School
Kings Castle Montessori, 31 Saxonbury Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5NB · 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 July 2008Reference EY380634Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 November 2017Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kings Castle Montessori, 31 Saxonbury Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5NB · More nurseries in BH6
Stations
- Christchurch18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Citygate Church, Athelstan Road and Tuckton Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Seafield Gardens10 min walk
- Iford Meadows10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Montessori Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Kings Castle Montessori, 31 Saxonbury Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5NB, in Tuckton, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Saxonbury Road Limited.
Run by Saxonbury Road Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Castle Montessori Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kings Castle LodgeSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Puffins PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Exton Road Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Twynham House Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Stourfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Stourfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Christchurch Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Christchurch Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- The Priory Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 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 Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School Good at its inspection on 20 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School take?
Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School?
Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School is run by Saxonbury Road Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School?
Christchurch is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School?
You can call 01202 422235 and visit kingscastlenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY380634 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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