Full-day nursery in Stalbridge, Dorset
Stalbridge Pre-School
Stalbridge Pre-School, Duck Lane, Stalbridge, DT10 2LP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2011Reference EY419797Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 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
Stalbridge Pre-School, Duck Lane, Stalbridge, DT10 2LP · More nurseries in DT10
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Duck Lane and Congregational Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stalbridge Recreation Area10 min walk
- Stalbridge Recreation Area Play Park11 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.
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.
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Stalbridge Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Stalbridge Pre-School, Duck Lane, Stalbridge, DT10 2LP, in Stalbridge, Dorset. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stalbridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 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 Stalbridge Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stalbridge Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 14 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stalbridge Pre-School take?
Stalbridge Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY419797 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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