Sessional pre-school in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset
Scamps Preschool
c/o Spetisbury Primary School, West End, Spetisbury, DT11 9DF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
c/o Spetisbury Primary School, West End, Spetisbury, DT11 9DF · More nurseries in DT11
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School and Beech Close.
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.
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Scamps Preschool is a sessional pre-school at c/o Spetisbury Primary School, West End, Spetisbury, DT11 9DF, in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 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 Scamps Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Scamps Preschool Good at its inspection on 4 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Scamps Preschool take?
Scamps Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Scamps Preschool?
You can call 01258 451413 and visit www.scampspreschool.org.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 141113 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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