Full-day nursery in Radipole, Dorset
Radipole Preschool
Ratcliffe Hall, 1 Queens Road, WEYMOUTH, DT3 5EX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ratcliffe Hall, 1 Queens Road, WEYMOUTH, DT3 5EX · More nurseries in DT3
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Famous Old Spa.
Parks and playgrounds
- Radipole Park2 min walk
- Radipole Gardens12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Dorchester Road Playground7 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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Radipole Preschool is a full-day nursery at Ratcliffe Hall, 1 Queens Road, WEYMOUTH, DT3 5EX, in Radipole, Dorset. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Radipole Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Southill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Wyvern Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 miles
- Conifers Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.3 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 Radipole Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Radipole Preschool Good at its inspection on 13 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Radipole Preschool take?
Radipole Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Radipole Preschool?
Weymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Radipole Preschool?
You can call 07966 736919 and visit www.radipolepreschool.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 141000 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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