The Barn Nursery School
Wimborne, Dorset · BH21 7BE
Inspected by Ofsted on 18 July 2023 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- 144321
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
- Registered since
- 7 January 1993
- Local authority
- Dorset
On the Early Years Register.
Where it is
Wimborne, Dorset · BH21 7BE. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 10 January 2018 inspection Good
- 17 June 2015 inspection Good
- 22 March 2011 inspection Good
- 7 June 2007 inspection Good
- 19 May 2004 inspection Good
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The Barn Nursery School in Wimborne, Dorset was last inspected on 18 July 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
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The Barn Nursery School has been registered with Ofsted since 7 January 1993. Its unique reference number (URN) is 144321.
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