Full-day nursery in Portchester, Hampshire
Portchester Day Nursery
Portchester Community School Day Centre, 18 Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9PP · 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 September 2020Reference 2604031Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 April 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
Portchester Community School Day Centre, 18 Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9PP · More nurseries in PO16
Stations
- Portchester5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Keep, Precinct and East Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Portchester Park10 min walk
- Portchester Castle11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Portchester Park Play Area playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Portchester Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Portchester Community School Day Centre, 18 Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9PP, in Portchester, Hampshire. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portchester Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- Castle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- The Victory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Northern Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Northern Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Red Barn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Wicor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Portchester Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portchester Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portchester Day Nursery take?
Portchester Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Portchester Day Nursery?
Portchester is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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 2604031 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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