Sessional pre-school in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire
Hamble Village Playschool
The Memorial Hall, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4JE · 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 December 1999Reference 511086Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 7 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Memorial Hall, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4JE · More nurseries in SO31
Stations
- Hamble24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Copse Lane, The Square and Hamble Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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.
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Hamble Village Playschool is a sessional pre-school at The Memorial Hall, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4JE, in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamble Village PlayschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hounds Owls PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hamble Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Sarisbury Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.5 miles
- Sarisbury Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.7 miles
- Bursledon Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.9 miles
- The Hamble School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Brookfield Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 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 Hamble Village Playschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hamble Village Playschool Good at its inspection on 7 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hamble Village Playschool take?
Hamble Village Playschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hamble Village Playschool?
Hamble is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hamble Village Playschool?
You can call 07903 388568 and visit www.hamblevillageplayschool.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
- 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 511086 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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