Full-day nursery in Southwood, Hampshire
Acornwood Pre-School
8 Links Way, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0NA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
8 Links Way, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0NA · More nurseries in GU14
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Morrisons, Merlin Way and Apollo Rise.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southwood country park6 min walk
- Hartland Country Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Acornwood Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 8 Links Way, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0NA, in Southwood, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acornwood Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Cove Pavilion Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Oak Farm Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southwood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Cove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Tower Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Cove Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Manor Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Guillemont Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Acornwood Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acornwood Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acornwood Pre-School take?
Acornwood Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Acornwood Pre-School?
Farnborough (Main) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 109949 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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