Full-day nursery in Westwood Park, Southampton
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd
50 Westwood Road, Southampton, SO17 1DP · 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 2020Reference 2616036Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 October 2025Food 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
50 Westwood Road, Southampton, SO17 1DP · More nurseries in SO17
Stations
- St Denys12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Tennyson Court, Bentley Court and Waitrose.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southampton Common6 min walk
- Ascupart Garden8 min walk
- Lawn road recreational park9 min walk
- Lawn road open space10 min walk
- Asylum Green11 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 Southampton there are about 3.2 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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Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 50 Westwood Road, Southampton, SO17 1DP, in Westwood Park, Southampton. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 14 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
- The Gregg Preparatory School ages 4–11 0.1 miles
- Bevois Town Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Highfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- St Denys Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Mount Pleasant Juniors Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Banister Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Portswood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Mount Pleasant Infants Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 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 Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd Good at its inspection on 7 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd take?
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd?
St Denys is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd?
You can call 023 8067 8888 and visit www.hopscotchdaynurseries.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2616036 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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