Full-day nursery in Brockhurst, Hampshire
Merritime Nursery
H M S Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BY · 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 February 2021Reference 2629128Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
H M S Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BY · More nurseries in PO12
Parks and playgrounds
- Alver Valley Country Park11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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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Merritime Nursery is a full-day nursery at H M S Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BY, in Brockhurst, Hampshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alver Valley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Brockhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Gomer Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- King's Academy Gomer Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Grange Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Grange Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 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 Merritime Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merritime Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merritime Nursery take?
Merritime Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Merritime Nursery?
You can call 023 9254 2229 and visit www.merritimenursery.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.
- © 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 2629128 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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