Full-day nursery in The Close, Wiltshire
St. Osmund's Preschool
St. Osmund's Preschool, Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SG · 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 May 2007Reference EY357437Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 January 2025Food 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. Osmund's Preschool, Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SG · More nurseries in SP1
Stations
- Salisbury19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including St Osmunds School, Rose and Crown and New Bridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Churchill Gardens2 min walk
- The Close4 min walk
- The Cloisters5 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth Gardens10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Wiltshire there are about 2.6 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. Osmund's Preschool is a full-day nursery at St. Osmund's Preschool, Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SG, in The Close, Wiltshire. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Salisbury Cathedral School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Chafyn-Godolphin ages 0–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Harnham Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Leehurst Swan School ages 4–16 1.0 miles
- Longford Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 1.0 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. Osmund's Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Osmund's Preschool Good at its inspection on 17 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Osmund's Preschool take?
St. Osmund's Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Osmund's Preschool?
Salisbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Osmund's Preschool?
You can call 01722 329238 and visit stosmundspreschoolandsunshineclubs.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY357437 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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