Full-day nursery in Popley, Hampshire
Cornerstone Nursery
Abbey Court, Basingstoke, RG24 9DX · 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 2017Reference EY553044Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 January 2026Food 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
Abbey Court, Basingstoke, RG24 9DX · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbey Court, Farringdon Court and Abbey Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tewkesbury Close Open Space8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Wallingford Road Play Park playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Tintern Close Play Area playground7 min walk
- Tobago Close Play Area playground7 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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Cornerstone Nursery is a full-day nursery at Abbey Court, Basingstoke, RG24 9DX, in Popley, Hampshire. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Fencebright Limited.
Run by Fencebright Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Merton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Oakridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- Oakridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Marnel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Marnel Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 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 Cornerstone Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cornerstone Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cornerstone Nursery take?
Cornerstone Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Cornerstone Nursery?
Cornerstone Nursery is run by Fencebright Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cornerstone Nursery?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cornerstone Nursery?
You can call 01256 840300 and visit www.cornerstone-nurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY553044 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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