Full-day nursery in Milton, Portsmouth
Little Spinnakers Pre-School
United Reformed Church, 239 Milton Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8PH · 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 August 2010Reference EY415088Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 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 7 February 2018Food 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
United Reformed Church, 239 Milton Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8PH · More nurseries in PO4
Stations
- Fratton16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Velder Avenue, Priory Crescent and Milton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Milton Park3 min walk
- Lime Tree Park10 min walk
- Stacey Community Orchard11 min walk
- Tamworth Park11 min walk
- Bransbury Park12 min walk
- Milton Park Play Area playground5 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 Spinnakers Pre-School is a full-day nursery at United Reformed Church, 239 Milton Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8PH, in Milton, Portsmouth. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Spinnakers Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Stacey Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Meon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.3 miles
- Meon Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Mary Rose Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Wimborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Milton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Fernhurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Moorings Way Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 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 Spinnakers Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Spinnakers Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Spinnakers Pre-School take?
Little Spinnakers Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Spinnakers Pre-School?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Spinnakers Pre-School?
You can call 023 9217 7281 and visit www.littlespinnakerspreschool.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415088 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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