Shaftesbury, Dorset · SP7 8PZ
Inspected by Ofsted on 22 July 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Shaftesbury, Dorset · SP7 8PZ. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery in Shaftesbury, Dorset was last inspected on 22 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery is registered for up to 51 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 19 June 2019. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2535359.