Full-day nursery in Durrants, Hampshire
Rowlands Castle Preschool
Rowlands Castle Preschool, St. Johns C Of E Primary School, Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rowlands Castle Preschool, St. Johns C Of E Primary School, Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB · More nurseries in PO9
Stations
- Rowlands Castle20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Durrants Gardens and Staunton Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Staunton Country Park7 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.
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Rowlands Castle Preschool is a full-day nursery at Rowlands Castle Preschool, St. Johns C Of E Primary School, Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB, in Durrants, Hampshire. It is registered for 23 children. Its Ofsted report card (March 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met. It is run by The Watership Down Nursery Ltd.
Run by The Watership Down Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlands Castle PreschoolThis nursery | Report card 2026 | 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
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Warren Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.3 miles
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 miles
- Trosnant Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 miles
- Trosnant Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 miles
- Park Community School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Rowlands Castle Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Rowlands Castle Preschool was inspected on 31 March 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Rowlands Castle Preschool take?
Rowlands Castle Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 23 children at any one time.
Who runs Rowlands Castle Preschool?
Rowlands Castle Preschool is run by The Watership Down Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Rowlands Castle Preschool?
Rowlands Castle is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2783262 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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