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Full-day nursery in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

St John's Church Pre-School Nursery

384 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0AA · Getting there

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Ofsted inspection, before November 2025

Good

Inspected 29 April 2025 · Full inspection

  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Personal developmentGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
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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.

Latest report published 17 July 2026. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.

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Official records

  • Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 1993Reference 109595Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
  • Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
  • Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026

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Getting there

384 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0AA · More nurseries in BH14

Directions

Stations

  • Parkstone (Dorset)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
  • Branksome22 min walk · 0.9 miles

Buses

10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Johns Church, Salisbury Road and Top of Richmond Road.

Parks and playgrounds

  • Uppleby Road Play Area6 min walk
  • Uppleby Road Play Area6 min walk
  • Alexandra Park7 min walk
  • Turners Nursery10 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.

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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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4.8on Google, October 2026

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About St John's Church Pre-School Nursery

St John's Church Pre-School Nursery is a full-day nursery at 384 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0AA, in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 (October 2026).

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What is St John's Church Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St John's Church Pre-School Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.

How many children can St John's Church Pre-School Nursery take?

St John's Church Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.

What is the nearest station to St John's Church Pre-School Nursery?

Parkstone (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.

How do I contact St John's Church Pre-School Nursery?

You can call 01202 740261 and visit www.stjohnschurchpreschoolnursery.co.uk.

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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 109595 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake

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