Full-day nursery in Lowford, Hampshire
Noah's Ark Day Nursery
Lowford Community Centre, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 8ES · 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 June 2017Reference EY547465Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 February 2025Food 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
Lowford Community Centre, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 8ES · More nurseries in SO31
Stations
- Bursledon16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including School Road, Redcroft Lane and Jurd Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- MUGA playground8 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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Noah's Ark Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lowford Community Centre, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 8ES, in Lowford, Hampshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bursledon Junior School(CA) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Bursledon Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- Hightown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Kings Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Netley Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Netley Abbey Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Springwell School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.6 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 Noah's Ark Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Day Nursery take?
Noah's Ark Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Ark Day Nursery?
Bursledon is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Day Nursery?
You can call 023 8040 2388 and visit www.noahsarkdaynursery.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 EY547465 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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