Full-day nursery in Canford Bottom, Dorset
The Barn Nursery School
Stapehill Farm, Uddens Drive, Wimborne, BH21 7BE · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stapehill Farm, Uddens Drive, Wimborne, BH21 7BE · More nurseries in BH21
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Garden Centre, Uddens Trading Estate and Uddens Cross.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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The Barn Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Stapehill Farm, Uddens Drive, Wimborne, BH21 7BE, in Canford Bottom, Dorset. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hayeswood First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Colehill First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primaryages 5–9 1.1 miles
- Ferndown First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Beaucroft Foundation School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Ferndown Upper School Secondaryages 13–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Ferndown Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 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 The Barn Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Barn Nursery School Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Barn Nursery School take?
The Barn Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Barn Nursery School?
You can call 01202 872143 and visit thebarnnurseryschoolwimborne.co.uk.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 144321 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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