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Nurseries in Dorset

All 123 nurseries in Dorset.

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  10. Muddy Monkies

    Blandford Forum, DT11 9HN · Nursery

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Nurseries don't sit tests, so there are no results to compare.

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  17. Allsorts

    Weymouth, DT4 0RH · Nursery

    • Ofsted:Good

    Nurseries don't sit tests, so there are no results to compare.

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  18. Allsorts

    Weymouth, DT4 0HS · Nursery

    • Ofsted:Good

    Nurseries don't sit tests, so there are no results to compare.

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How Dorset's nurseries spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Dorset

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 28 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 15 of 95
  • Good: 79 of 95
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 95
  • Inadequate: 0 of 95
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    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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Nurseries in Dorset, explained

There are 123 nurseries in Dorset.

99% of the nurseries Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 15 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

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How many nurseries are in Dorset?
There are 123 nurseries in Dorset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are in Dorset?
Dorset has 15 nurseries rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 79 are rated Good, meaning 99% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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