Full-day nursery in Amesbury South, Wiltshire
RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down
Qinetiq, Ministry Of Defence, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 0JF · 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 April 2024Reference 2782630Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Qinetiq, Ministry Of Defence, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 0JF · More nurseries in SP4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Camp Entrance, Earl's Close and Archers Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Raleigh Crescent Park7 min walk
- Harvard Park8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Dunford Close Park playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Wiltshire there are about 2.6 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.
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RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down is a full-day nursery at Qinetiq, Ministry Of Defence, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 0JF, in Amesbury South, Wiltshire. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Rafa Kidz Limited.
Run by Rafa Kidz Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Amesbury Archer Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- King's Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- The Stonehenge School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 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 RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down take?
RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down?
RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down is run by Rafa Kidz Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2782630 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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