What Ofsted grade does Archbishop Wake Nursery have?

Archbishop Wake Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 25 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Archbishop Wake Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Archbishop Wake Nursery for 57 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Blandford Forum has 55.

How much does Archbishop Wake Nursery cost?

Archbishop Wake Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Archbishop Wake Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Archbishop Wake Nursery how it offers them.

When was Archbishop Wake Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Archbishop Wake Nursery on 25 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Archbishop Wake Nursery?

Nearby in DT11: Muddy Monkies, The Ark Child Okeford, Sunbeams Shillingstone.

Archbishop Wake Nursery

Day nursery in Blandford Forum, DT11. Part of the Dorset council area.

Archbishop Wake CE Primary School and Nursery, Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW

57 places

2025 registered with Ofsted

2 of 7 in our Blandford Forum ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 25 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Archbishop Wake Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Archbishop Wake Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Archbishop Wake Nursery against Blandford Forum

	Archbishop Wake Nursery	Blandford Forum average
Places	57	55
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	57% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Archbishop Wake Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Archbishop Wake Nursery have?: Archbishop Wake Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 25 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Archbishop Wake Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Archbishop Wake Nursery for 57 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Blandford Forum has 55.
How much does Archbishop Wake Nursery cost?: Archbishop Wake Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Archbishop Wake Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Archbishop Wake Nursery how it offers them.
When was Archbishop Wake Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Archbishop Wake Nursery on 25 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Archbishop Wake Nursery?: Nearby in DT11: Muddy Monkies, The Ark Child Okeford, Sunbeams Shillingstone.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.