Sessional pre-school in Baffins, Portsmouth
Langstone Community Nursery
Langstone School, Ascot Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6EY · 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 2005Reference EY312287Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 April 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
Langstone School, Ascot Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6EY · More nurseries in PO3
Stations
- Fratton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Hayling Avenue, Baffins Library and Westover Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tamworth Park3 min walk
- Stacey Community Orchard5 min walk
- Kingston Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Cobden Park10 min walk
- Lime Tree Park10 min walk
- Playground4 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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Langstone Community Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Langstone School, Ascot Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6EY, in Baffins, Portsmouth. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langstone Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Spinnakers Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Langstone Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2021 under 0.1 miles
- Westover Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Penbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Moorings Way Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Copnor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- Manor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Meon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Meon Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.8 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 Langstone Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Langstone Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Langstone Community Nursery take?
Langstone Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Langstone Community Nursery?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Langstone Community Nursery?
You can call 023 9287 1200.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY312287 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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