Full-day nursery in Tipner, Portsmouth
Carousel Nursery School
40 Northern Parade, Portsmouth, PO2 8ND · 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 September 2016Reference EY500461Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 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
40 Northern Parade, Portsmouth, PO2 8ND · More nurseries in PO2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Mountbatten Centre, Gladys Avenue and Twyford Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 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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Carousel Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 40 Northern Parade, Portsmouth, PO2 8ND, in Tipner, Portsmouth. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carousel Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Top Tots Day Nursery MLC LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Admirals StamshawSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Cherry Tree Day Nursery (Portsmouth) LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicholas PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Puffin Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Discovery Nursery School (Portsmouth)Full-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stamshaw Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- The Harbour School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Cliffdale Primary Academy ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 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 Carousel Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carousel Nursery School Good at its inspection on 11 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Carousel Nursery School take?
Carousel Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Carousel Nursery School?
Hilsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Carousel Nursery School?
You can call 023 9267 7377 and visit carouselnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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