Full-day nursery in Calmore, Hampshire
Caterpillars Pre-School
Calmore Infant School, Calmore Drive, Southampton, SO40 2ZZ · 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 November 1999Reference 110465Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 March 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
Calmore Infant School, Calmore Drive, Southampton, SO40 2ZZ · More nurseries in SO40
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Friars Croft, Bearslane Close and Richmond Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Caterpillars Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Calmore Infant School, Calmore Drive, Southampton, SO40 2ZZ, in Calmore, Hampshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Calmore Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Calmore Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Oakfield Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Hazel Wood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Abbotswood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Lydlynch Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Forest Park School ages 2–19Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 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 Caterpillars Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caterpillars Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caterpillars Pre-School take?
Caterpillars Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Caterpillars Pre-School?
Totton is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 110465 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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