Sessional pre-school in Forton, Hampshire
Noah's Ark Pre-school
St. Johns Church Hall, Forton Road, GOSPORT, PO12 4TQ · 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 May 1998Reference 507947Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 May 2023Food 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
St. Johns Church Hall, Forton Road, GOSPORT, PO12 4TQ · More nurseries in PO12
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Crossways, St Vincent College and Pelham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leesland Park2 min walk
- Forton Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Grove Road Rec9 min walk
- Leesland Park Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 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 Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at St. Johns Church Hall, Forton Road, GOSPORT, PO12 4TQ, in Forton, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Noah's Ark Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Haselworth Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Brockhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 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 Noah's Ark Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 8 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Pre-school take?
Noah's Ark Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Ark Pre-school?
Portsmouth Harbour is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Pre-school?
You can call 07713 812875 and visit www.noahs-ark-gosport.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 507947 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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