Sessional pre-school in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire
Bishops Waltham Montessori
Coronation Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1ED · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2005Reference EY305418Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 September 2025Food 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
Coronation Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1ED · More nurseries in SO32
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including The Square, Bank Street and Godfrey Pink Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Bishops Waltham Montessori is a sessional pre-school at Coronation Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1ED, in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Waltham MontessoriThis nursery | Good | 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
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 miles
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 miles
- Swanmore College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 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 Bishops Waltham Montessori's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bishops Waltham Montessori Good at its inspection on 10 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bishops Waltham Montessori take?
Bishops Waltham Montessori is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bishops Waltham Montessori?
You can call 07393 044780 and visit www.bishopswalthammontessori.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY305418 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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