Sessional pre-school in Blandford St Mary, Dorset
Little Birch Preschool
Blandford St. Mary C of E, Birch Avenue, Blandford St. Mary, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 9QD · 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.
Latest report published 12 May 2023. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blandford St. Mary C of E, Birch Avenue, Blandford St. Mary, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 9QD · More nurseries in DT11
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Bryanston Court, Pigeon Close and Tesco.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pigeon Close Play Park4 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 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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Little Birch Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Blandford St. Mary C of E, Birch Avenue, Blandford St. Mary, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 9QD, in Blandford St Mary, Dorset. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Birch PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Blandford Opportunity GroupSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Panda Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Muddy MonkiesFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Scamps PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Archway Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The Forum Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Primaryages 0–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Milldown CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Bryanston School ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- The Blandford School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 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 Little Birch Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Birch Preschool Good at its inspection on 10 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Birch Preschool take?
Little Birch Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Birch Preschool?
You can call 07929 363291 and visit littlebirchpre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 141119 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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