Sessional pre-school in Shamblehurst, Hampshire
Little Drummers Pre-School
Drummond Community Centre, Drummond Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2AD · 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 October 1990Reference 110486Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 March 2015Food 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
Drummond Community Centre, Drummond Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2AD · More nurseries in SO30
Stations
- Hedge End12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Drummond Community Centre, St Luke's Church and Stirling Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dowd's Farm Park7 min walk
- Drummond Play Area playground1 min walk
- Shamblehurst Green Play Area playground8 min walk
- Locke Road Play Area playground8 min walk
- Westward Rd Play Area playground9 min walk
- Dowd's Farm Play Area 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 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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Little Drummers Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Drummond Community Centre, Drummond Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2AD, in Shamblehurst, Hampshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Drummers Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hedge End Village Hall PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Berrywood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.3 miles
- Wellstead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Shamblehurst Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Freegrounds Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Freegrounds Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Saint James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Boorley Park Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Kings Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Drummers Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Drummers Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Drummers Pre-School take?
Little Drummers Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Drummers Pre-School?
Hedge End is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Drummers Pre-School?
You can call 023 8178 4187 and visit www.littledrummerspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 110486 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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