Full-day nursery in Thornhill, Southampton
Kanes Hill Pre-School
Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FW · 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 September 1991Reference 131539Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 March 2023Ofsted · 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 14 March 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FW · More nurseries in SO19
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Fairfax Court, Holcroft Road and Moorhill Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hinkler Park6 min walk
- Hinkler Training "Playground" for adults8 min walk
- Hinkler Children's Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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Kanes Hill Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FW, in Thornhill, Southampton. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kanes Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Hightown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Springwell School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Harefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Shamblehurst Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- Saint James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 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 Kanes Hill Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kanes Hill Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kanes Hill Pre-School take?
Kanes Hill Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 131539 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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