Sessional pre-school in Stamshaw, Portsmouth
Little Admirals Stamshaw
Stamshaw & Tipner Community Centre, 69 Wilson Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8LE · 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 July 2020Reference 2594986Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 November 2024Food 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
Stamshaw & Tipner Community Centre, 69 Wilson Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8LE · More nurseries in PO2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Mother Shipton, London Avenue and Knox Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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Little Admirals Stamshaw is a sessional pre-school at Stamshaw & Tipner Community Centre, 69 Wilson Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8LE, in Stamshaw, Portsmouth. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Stamshaw Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- The Harbour School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- The Flying Bull Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- New Horizons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 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 Little Admirals Stamshaw's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Admirals Stamshaw Good at its inspection on 10 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Admirals Stamshaw take?
Little Admirals Stamshaw is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Admirals Stamshaw?
Hilsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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 2594986 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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