Full-day nursery in Bear Cross, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
The Orchard Nursery
Durdells Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9EH · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Durdells Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9EH · More nurseries in BH11
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Anstey Close, Durdells Avenue and Exbury Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Millhams Mead6 min walk
- Cornerstone Green6 min walk
- Kinson Village Green12 min walk
- Pelhams12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Poole Lane Meadows play area playground7 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.
What parents say
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The Orchard Nursery is a full-day nursery at Durdells Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9EH, in Bear Cross, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, 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
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Elm Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Kinson Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Hill View Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.4 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 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 The Orchard Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Orchard Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 15 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Orchard Nursery take?
The Orchard Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Orchard Nursery?
You can call 01202 582228 and visit www.theorchardneighbourhoodnursery.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
- 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 EY486441 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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