Full-day nursery in Amesbury, Wiltshire
Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd
Plot E, Shears Drive, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7XT · 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 February 2019Reference 2519751Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 3 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Plot E, Shears Drive, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7XT · More nurseries in SP4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including The Orchard, Shears Drive and Archers Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southmill Hill Country Park6 min walk
- Harvard Park6 min walk
- Great Amber Way Park6 min walk
- Raleigh Crescent Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Dunford Close Park 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 Wiltshire there are about 2.6 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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Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd is a full-day nursery at Plot E, Shears Drive, Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7XT, in Amesbury, Wiltshire. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Wind in the Willows Pre-School Ltd.
Run by Wind in the Willows Pre-School Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind In The Willows Preschool LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Noah's Ark Under FivesSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| The Haig Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Amesbury Archer Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- King's Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- The Stonehenge School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 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 Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd Good at its inspection on 3 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd take?
Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd?
Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd is run by Wind in the Willows Pre-School Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd?
You can call 01980 258428 and visit windinthewillowspre.school.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2519751 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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