Sessional pre-school in Milton, Portsmouth
Fledglings Pre-School
Devonshire Infant School, Francis Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 0AG · 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 2015Reference EY495412Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 February 2017Food 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
Devonshire Infant School, Francis Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 0AG · More nurseries in PO4
Stations
- Fratton7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Devonshire Square, Francis Avenue and Talbot Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Milton Park9 min walk
- Claremont Park9 min walk
- Royal British Legion garden area10 min walk
- Britannia Park10 min walk
- Orchard Road Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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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Fledglings Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Devonshire Infant School, Francis Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 0AG, in Milton, Portsmouth. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fernhurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Wimborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Penbridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Cumberland Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Craneswater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.6 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 Fledglings Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fledglings Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fledglings Pre-School take?
Fledglings Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fledglings Pre-School?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fledglings Pre-School?
You can call 023 9282 9921 and visit fledglingspreschool.org.
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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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495412 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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