Full-day nursery in Lower Hamworthy, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Muddy Boots Nursery School
Scout Association, 9 Beccles Close, Poole, BH15 4BS · 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 October 2014Reference EY482827Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 November 2025Food 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
Scout Association, 9 Beccles Close, Poole, BH15 4BS · More nurseries in BH15
Stations
- Hamworthy24 min walk · 1.0 miles
- Poole24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashmore Avenue, Ashmore Crescent and Hamworthy Liberal Club.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hamworthy Park6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 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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Muddy Boots Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Scout Association, 9 Beccles Close, Poole, BH15 4BS, in Lower Hamworthy, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited.
Run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Bayside Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Oakdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.5 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.8 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 Muddy Boots Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Boots Nursery School Good at its inspection on 2 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Boots Nursery School take?
Muddy Boots Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Muddy Boots Nursery School?
Muddy Boots Nursery School is run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Boots Nursery School?
Hamworthy is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Boots Nursery School?
You can call 01202 668847 and visit www.muddybootsnurseryschool.com.
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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 EY482827 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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