Full-day nursery in Vicarage Row, Portsmouth
Puffin Pre-School
25 Narvik Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9PN · 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 May 2009Reference EY393239Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places14 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 March 2018Food 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
25 Narvik Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9PN · More nurseries in PO2
Stations
- Hilsea23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Doyle Avenue, Oakwood Road and Magdalen Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Portsmouth there are about 3.3 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.
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Puffin Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 25 Narvik Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9PN, in Vicarage Row, Portsmouth. It is registered for 14 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee.
Run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee (charity), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Puffin Pre-SchoolThis 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
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.3 miles
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Stamshaw Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Cliffdale Primary Academy ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- The Harbour School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 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 Puffin Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puffin Pre-School Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puffin Pre-School take?
Puffin Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 14 children at any one time.
Who runs Puffin Pre-School?
Puffin Pre-School is run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puffin Pre-School?
Hilsea is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puffin Pre-School?
You can call 07773 157732.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY393239 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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