Full-day nursery in St Johns, Dorset
St John's Pre-School
St. John's Church Centre, Legg Lane, WIMBORNE, BH21 1LQ · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. John's Church Centre, Legg Lane, WIMBORNE, BH21 1LQ · More nurseries in BH21
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St John's Hill, The Quarter Jack Surgery and Top of St. John's Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 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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St John's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at St. John's Church Centre, Legg Lane, WIMBORNE, BH21 1LQ, in St Johns, Dorset. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Wimborne First School and Nursery Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Beaucroft Foundation School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Merley First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Dumpton School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Hayeswood First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- Colehill First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Pamphill Church of England First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 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 John's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Pre-School take?
St John's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY362707 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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