Sessional pre-school in Pennington, Hampshire
Pennington Village Pre-School
C/O Pennington Village Pre-School, Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8HX · 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 October 2003Reference EY272703Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 9 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 December 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
C/O Pennington Village Pre-School, Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8HX · More nurseries in SO41
Stations
- Lymington Town24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield Road, Gordon Road and St Marks Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pennington Common7 min walk
- Woodside Park and Gardens12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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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Pennington Village Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at C/O Pennington Village Pre-School, Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8HX, in Pennington, Hampshire. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Village Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Paint Pots BoldreSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pennington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lymington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Lymington Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Walhampton School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Priestlands School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 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 Pennington Village Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pennington Village Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pennington Village Pre-School take?
Pennington Village Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Pennington Village Pre-School?
Lymington Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pennington Village Pre-School?
You can call 01590 610925 and visit www.penningtonpreschool.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY272703 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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