Ofsted report card

Tops Pokesdown

BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset · BH7 6HT

Inspected by Ofsted on 22 August 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY344955
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
17 November 2006
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset · BH7 6HT. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 2 May 2024 inspection Good
  2. 25 July 2023 inspection Requires Improvement
  3. 22 August 2018 inspection Good
  4. 8 September 2017 inspection Requires Improvement
  5. 13 April 2015 inspection Good
  6. 3 March 2014 inspection Requires Improvement
  7. 20 June 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
  8. 26 March 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
  9. 26 January 2011 inspection Good
  10. 20 May 2010 inspection Inadequate
  11. 25 May 2007 inspection Good

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Tops Pokesdown in BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset was last inspected on 22 August 2025. 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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Tops Pokesdown has been registered with Ofsted since 17 November 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY344955.

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