Full-day nursery in Langton Long Blandford, Dorset
Muddy Monkies
The Downwood, The Downwood Vineyard, Wimborne Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 9HN · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2019Reference 2556170Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 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
The Downwood, The Downwood Vineyard, Wimborne Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 9HN · More nurseries in DT11
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashley Wood Golf Club.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Muddy Monkies is a full-day nursery at The Downwood, The Downwood Vineyard, Wimborne Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 9HN, in Langton Long Blandford, Dorset. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School Primaryages 0–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- Downlands Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- The Forum Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.8 miles
- Milldown CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 miles
- The Blandford School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.8 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 Muddy Monkies's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Monkies Outstanding at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Monkies take?
Muddy Monkies is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Muddy Monkies?
You can call 07598 927207 and visit www.muddymonkies.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.
- 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 2556170 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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