Full-day nursery in Hoe, Hampshire
Lilypad Preschool
Bishops Waltham County Infant School, Oak Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1EP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bishops Waltham County Infant School, Oak Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1EP · More nurseries in SO32
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Cricklemede, Hoe Road and Bank Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Lilypad Preschool is a full-day nursery at Bishops Waltham County Infant School, Oak Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1EP, in Hoe, Hampshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Lilypad Preschool Committee.
Run by Lilypad Preschool Committee (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Swanmore College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 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 Lilypad Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lilypad Preschool Good at its inspection on 3 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lilypad Preschool take?
Lilypad Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Lilypad Preschool?
Lilypad Preschool is run by Lilypad Preschool Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY338740 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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