Sessional pre-school in Canford Heath, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
The Beacon Church Preschool
Canford Heath United Reform Church, 1-3 Mitchell Road, POOLE, BH17 8UE · 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 November 1992Reference 109555Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 February 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
Canford Heath United Reform Church, 1-3 Mitchell Road, POOLE, BH17 8UE · More nurseries in BH17
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Pilot, Wykeham Close and Gibson Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Assault course playground8 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 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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The Beacon Church Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Canford Heath United Reform Church, 1-3 Mitchell Road, POOLE, BH17 8UE, in Canford Heath, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Canford Heath Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Canford Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Longspee Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Haymoor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Ad Astra Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Ocean Academy Poole Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 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 Beacon Church Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Beacon Church Preschool Good at its inspection on 30 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Beacon Church Preschool take?
The Beacon Church Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Beacon Church Preschool?
Parkstone (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Beacon Church Preschool?
You can call 07493 071878 and visit beaconchurchpreschool.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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 109555 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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