Full-day nursery in Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery
Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ · 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 June 2019Reference 2535359Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 November 2024Food 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
Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ · More nurseries in SP7
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Springfield Close, Lane Side and St Edwards Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PZ, in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Shaftesbury Children Centre NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Coombe House School ages 5–19 1.0 miles
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- Port Regis Preparatory School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Motcombe CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.8 miles
- Shaftesbury School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 27 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery take?
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2535359 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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