Full-day nursery in Southbourne, West Sussex
Loveders Nursery School
Priors Leaze Lane, Nutbourne, Chichester, PO18 8RH · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2013Reference EY471484Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places89 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 July 2026Food 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
Priors Leaze Lane, Nutbourne, Chichester, PO18 8RH · More nurseries in PO18
Stations
- Southbourne11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Nutbourne18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 West Sussex 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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Loveders Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Priors Leaze Lane, Nutbourne, Chichester, PO18 8RH, in Southbourne, West Sussex. It is registered for 89 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southbourne Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Southbourne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Chidham Parochial Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.3 miles
- Westbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.5 miles
- St James Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- Bourne Community College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 Loveders Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loveders Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 23 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Loveders Nursery School take?
Loveders Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Loveders Nursery School?
Southbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Loveders Nursery School?
You can call 01243 377934 and visit www.loveders.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY471484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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