Sessional pre-school in Haddon Hill, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
St Barnabas Pre-School
St Barnabas Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Drive, Queens Park, Bournemouth, BH8 9JN · 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 October 1992Reference 100521Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 March 2019Food 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
St Barnabas Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Drive, Queens Park, Bournemouth, BH8 9JN · More nurseries in BH8
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Mount Pleasant Drive, Ibbertson Road and Cooper Dean.
Parks and playgrounds
- Littledown Centre6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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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St Barnabas Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Barnabas Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Drive, Queens Park, Bournemouth, BH8 9JN, in Haddon Hill, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026).
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| St Barnabas Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Nigel Bowes & Iford Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Avonwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Park School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Queen's Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- King's Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Muscliff Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 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 St Barnabas Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Barnabas Pre-School Good at its inspection on 13 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Barnabas Pre-School take?
St Barnabas Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Barnabas Pre-School?
Pokesdown is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Barnabas Pre-School?
You can call 01202 253471 and visit www.stbarnabaspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 100521 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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