Full-day nursery in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Tops Pokesdown
4c Wolverton Road, Boscombe, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 6HT · 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
4c Wolverton Road, Boscombe, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 6HT · More nurseries in BH7
Stations
- Pokesdown9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkwood Road, Portman Road and Ashley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodland Walk1 min walk
- St James' Park4 min walk
- Kings Park6 min walk
- Kings Park7 min walk
- Kings Park7 min walk
- Playground4 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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Tops Pokesdown is a full-day nursery at 4c Wolverton Road, Boscombe, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 6HT, in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 135 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 (October 2026). It is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Tops Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 32 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Pokesdown Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- King's Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Avonwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Park School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Tops Pokesdown's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Pokesdown Good at its inspection on 2 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Pokesdown take?
Tops Pokesdown is registered with Ofsted for up to 135 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Pokesdown?
Tops Pokesdown is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Pokesdown?
Pokesdown is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Pokesdown?
You can call 01202 720111 and visit www.topsdaynurseries.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 EY344955 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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