Sessional pre-school in Portchester, Hampshire
Red Barn Community Preschool
Red Barn Cp School, Linden Lea, FAREHAM, PO16 8HJ · 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 1995Reference 507811Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 May 2025Ofsted · 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 20 January 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
Red Barn Cp School, Linden Lea, FAREHAM, PO16 8HJ · More nurseries in PO16
Stations
- Portchester11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Linden Lea Shops, The Crematorium and Jute Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- High View Park1 min walk
- Northfield Park5 min walk
- Portchester Park8 min walk
- Southfields Open Space12 min walk
- Dore Avenue Play Area playground5 min walk
- Portchester Park Play Area 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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Red Barn Community Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Red Barn Cp School, Linden Lea, FAREHAM, PO16 8HJ, in Portchester, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Red Barn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Northern Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Northern Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Wicor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Castle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 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 1.0 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 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 1.9 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 Red Barn Community Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Red Barn Community Preschool Good at its inspection on 22 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Red Barn Community Preschool take?
Red Barn Community Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Red Barn Community Preschool?
Portchester is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 507811 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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