Full-day nursery in Portchester, Hampshire
Big Discoveries Nursery
Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove, Fareham, PO16 9AD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2017Reference EY543916Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 February 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove, Fareham, PO16 9AD · More nurseries in PO16
Stations
- Portchester12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fairway, Westlands Grove and Marina Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Portchester Park1 min walk
- Harbour View Open Space8 min walk
- Alton Grove Open Space9 min walk
- High View Park11 min walk
- Northfield Park12 min walk
- Portchester Park Play Area playground2 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.
What parents say
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Big Discoveries Nursery is a full-day nursery at Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove, Fareham, PO16 9AD, in Portchester, Hampshire. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Big Discoveries Ltd.
Run by Big Discoveries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Discoveries NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wicor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Red Barn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Castle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Northern Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Northern Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- The Victory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 miles
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.8 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 Big Discoveries Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Big Discoveries Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Big Discoveries Nursery take?
Big Discoveries Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Big Discoveries Nursery?
Big Discoveries Nursery is run by Big Discoveries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Big Discoveries Nursery?
Portchester is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Big Discoveries Nursery?
You can visit bigdiscoveries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543916 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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