Full-day nursery in Waterloo, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
The Old School House Cabot Lane
Cabot Lane Day Nursery, Unit 2, Albany Park, Cabot Lane, Poole, BH17 7BX · 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 December 2023Reference 2762850Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 November 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 13 March 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
Cabot Lane Day Nursery, Unit 2, Albany Park, Cabot Lane, Poole, BH17 7BX · More nurseries in BH17
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Hatch Pond Road, Parkstone Grammar School and French Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Gardens8 min walk
- Jubilee Gardens9 min walk
- Pergin Way Park9 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 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 Old School House Cabot Lane is a full-day nursery at Cabot Lane Day Nursery, Unit 2, Albany Park, Cabot Lane, Poole, BH17 7BX, in Waterloo, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Howard Holdings (poole) Limited.
Run by Howard Holdings (poole) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Schools nearby
- Hillbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Montacute School ages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Longspee Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Canford Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Canford Heath Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Haymoor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Ad Astra Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 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 Old School House Cabot Lane's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old School House Cabot Lane Good at its inspection on 5 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old School House Cabot Lane take?
The Old School House Cabot Lane is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs The Old School House Cabot Lane?
The Old School House Cabot Lane is run by Howard Holdings (poole) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Old School House Cabot Lane?
Poole is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old School House Cabot Lane?
You can call 01202 694020.
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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 2762850 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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