Full-day nursery in Fishbourne, West Sussex
Fishbourne Pre-School
48 Blackboy Lane, Fishbourne, CHICHESTER, PO18 8BE · 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 October 2006Reference EY340127Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 January 2022Ofsted · 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 30 September 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
48 Blackboy Lane, Fishbourne, CHICHESTER, PO18 8BE · More nurseries in PO18
Stations
- Fishbourne5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Blackboy Lane, Roman Way and Salthill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 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 West Sussex 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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Fishbourne Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 48 Blackboy Lane, Fishbourne, CHICHESTER, PO18 8BE, in Fishbourne, West Sussex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Fishbourne Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.3 miles
- Oakwood School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Parklands Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Bosham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- St. Joseph's Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected November 2023 1.5 miles
- St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.6 miles
- The Prebendal School ages 2–14has a nursery class 1.6 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 Fishbourne Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fishbourne Pre-School Good at its inspection on 28 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fishbourne Pre-School take?
Fishbourne Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fishbourne Pre-School?
Fishbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fishbourne Pre-School?
You can call 01243 779298 and visit www.fishbournepreschool.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY340127 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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