Sessional pre-school in Cosham, Portsmouth
Castle Pre-School Ltd
The Community Building, Court Lane Junior School, Hilary Avenue, Cosham, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 2PP · 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
The Community Building, Court Lane Junior School, Hilary Avenue, Cosham, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 2PP · More nurseries in PO6
Stations
- Cosham9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Salisbury, St. Colmans Church and Court Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Drayton Park9 min walk
- Cosham Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Castle Pre-School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at The Community Building, Court Lane Junior School, Hilary Avenue, Cosham, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 2PP, in Cosham, Portsmouth. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Highbury Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Portsdown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Medina Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Solent Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Solent Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 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 Castle Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Pre-School Ltd Good at its inspection on 3 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Pre-School Ltd take?
Castle Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Castle Pre-School Ltd?
Cosham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Castle Pre-School Ltd?
You can call 07814 849709.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY378932 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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