Sessional pre-school in North End, Portsmouth
Dream Catchers Play School North End
Parish Church Of Ascension, 118 Stubbington Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0JG · 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
Parish Church Of Ascension, 118 Stubbington Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0JG · More nurseries in PO2
Stations
- Hilsea24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Lord Chichester.
Parks and playgrounds
- College Park7 min walk
- 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 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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Dream Catchers Play School North End is a sessional pre-school at Parish Church Of Ascension, 118 Stubbington Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0JG, in North End, Portsmouth. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Dream Catchers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Dream Catchers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Catchers Play School North EndThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Nicholas PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Stubbington LodgeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Sunbeams Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| 'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons PortsmouthFull-day nursery | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| North End NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Twinkle Star NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 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 under 0.1 miles
- New Horizons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Mayfield School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Copnor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Cliffdale Primary Academy ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 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 Dream Catchers Play School North End's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dream Catchers Play School North End Good at its inspection on 18 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dream Catchers Play School North End take?
Dream Catchers Play School North End is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
Who runs Dream Catchers Play School North End?
Dream Catchers Play School North End is run by Dream Catchers Childcare Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dream Catchers Play School North End?
Hilsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2726089 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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