Full-day nursery in Southsea, Portsmouth
Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare)
Bramble Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0DT · 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
Bramble Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0DT · More nurseries in PO4
Stations
- Fratton8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Jessie Road, Talbot Road and Fawcett Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Britannia Park5 min walk
- Royal British Legion garden area8 min walk
- Claremont Park9 min walk
- Somerstown Community Park11 min walk
- Omega Park12 min walk
- Playground5 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 Portsmouth there are about 3.3 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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Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare) is a full-day nursery at Bramble Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0DT, in Southsea, Portsmouth. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 19 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Fernhurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Southsea Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Craneswater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Penbridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare) Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare) take?
Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare) is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare)?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare)?
You can call 023 9282 8604 and visit www.bramble.portsmouth.sch.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY307547 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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