Full-day nursery in Foxholes, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
The Old School House Nursery And Pre School
Buckholme Towers, 18 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW · 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 July 2019Reference 2542068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 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
Buckholme Towers, 18 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW · More nurseries in BH14
Stations
- Parkstone (Dorset)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashley Cross, Mentone Road and Willow Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Poole Park5 min walk
- Whitecliff Park12 min walk
- Ashley Cross Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 Nursery And Pre School is a full-day nursery at Buckholme Towers, 18 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW, in Foxholes, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 (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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old School House Nursery And Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Ocean Academy Poole Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Courthill Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Livingstone Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 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 Nursery And Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Old School House Nursery And Pre School Good at its inspection on 16 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Old School House Nursery And Pre School take?
The Old School House Nursery And Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs The Old School House Nursery And Pre School?
The Old School House Nursery And Pre School is run by Howard Holdings (poole) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Old School House Nursery And Pre School?
Parkstone (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Old School House Nursery And Pre School?
You can call 01202 242794 and visit www.theoldschoolhousepoole.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 2542068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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