Full-day nursery in Ferndown, Dorset
Rainbow's End Montessori School
Parley First School, Glenmoor Road, West Parley, FERNDOWN, BH22 8QE · 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 December 2006Reference EY344005Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places27 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 September 2023Food 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
Parley First School, Glenmoor Road, West Parley, FERNDOWN, BH22 8QE · More nurseries in BH22
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Glenmoor Road Shops and Locksley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Casterbridge Road Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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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Rainbow's End Montessori School is a full-day nursery at Parley First School, Glenmoor Road, West Parley, FERNDOWN, BH22 8QE, in Ferndown, Dorset. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parley First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ferndown First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primaryages 5–9 1.4 miles
- Portfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.5 miles
- Kinson Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.8 miles
- Ferndown Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Ferndown Upper School Secondaryages 13–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Rainbow's End Montessori School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow's End Montessori School Outstanding at its inspection on 24 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow's End Montessori School take?
Rainbow's End Montessori School is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rainbow's End Montessori School?
You can call 01202 897677 and visit www.rainbowsendmontessori.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY344005 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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