Full-day nursery in Locks Heath, Hampshire
Ducklings Pre-School Ltd
Brookfield School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 7DU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2011Reference EY425494Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 July 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brookfield School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 7DU · More nurseries in SO31
Parks and playgrounds
- Priory Park9 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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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Ducklings Pre-School Ltd is a full-day nursery at Brookfield School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 7DU, in Locks Heath, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Ducklings Pre-School LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sarisbury Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Sarisbury Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Locks Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Park Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 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 Ducklings Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Pre-School Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 10 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Pre-School Ltd take?
Ducklings Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Pre-School Ltd?
Swanwick is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ducklings Pre-School Ltd?
You can call 01489 880880 and visit ducklingsbrookfield.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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY425494 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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