Full-day nursery in Upper Shirley, Southampton
Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett
425 Winchester Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 7DE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
425 Winchester Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 7DE · More nurseries in SO16
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Butterfield Road, Hill Lane and Rockleigh Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Southampton Common4 min walk
- Southampton Sports Centre5 min walk
- Southampton Bike Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett is a full-day nursery at 425 Winchester Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 7DE, in Upper Shirley, Southampton. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Little Berries Pre-School Committee.
Run by Little Berries Pre-School Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Berries Preschool @ BassettThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Berries Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Barn Owls Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Southampton University Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| St James Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Taplins Day Nursery SGHFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Bright Horizons Portswood Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hollybrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Hollybrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Vermont School ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Rosewood Free School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Highfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Shirley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Shirley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Southampton Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 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 Berries Preschool @ Bassett's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett Outstanding at its inspection on 27 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett take?
Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett?
Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett is run by Little Berries Pre-School Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett?
St Denys is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett?
You can call 07982 175170 and visit www.littleberriespreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY550022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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