Sessional pre-school in Turlin Moor, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
St. Gabriel's Pre-School
St. Gabriels Centre, Keysworth Road, Poole, BH16 5BH · 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 2021Reference 2643915Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 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
St. Gabriels Centre, Keysworth Road, Poole, BH16 5BH · More nurseries in BH16
Stations
- Hamworthy7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Maryland Road, Shops and Rice Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Upton Country Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Dawkins Road Play Area playground11 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.
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St. Gabriel's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Gabriels Centre, Keysworth Road, Poole, BH16 5BH, in Turlin Moor, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026).
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| St. Gabriel's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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- All nurseries in Turlin Moor3
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bayside Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Yarrells Preparatory School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Upton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Upton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- The Cornerstone Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Poole High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.8 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 St. Gabriel's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Gabriel's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Gabriel's Pre-School take?
St. Gabriel's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Gabriel's Pre-School?
Hamworthy is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Gabriel's Pre-School?
You can call 01202 678333 and visit www.stgabrielspreschool.com.
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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 2643915 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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