Full-day nursery in Andover Romans, Hampshire
Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery
Spring Meadow Childrens Centre, Smannell Road, Andover, SP11 6JP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2017Reference EY552948Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 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
Spring Meadow Childrens Centre, Smannell Road, Andover, SP11 6JP · More nurseries in SP11
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Spring Meadows, Smannell Road and Swallowfields.
Parks and playgrounds
- Roman Way Park1 min walk
- Old Roman Park8 min walk
- Phoenix Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery is a full-day nursery at Spring Meadow Childrens Centre, Smannell Road, Andover, SP11 6JP, in Andover Romans, Hampshire. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- The Knights Enham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Roman Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Icknield School ages 3–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Endeavour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Vigo Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Norman Gate School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 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 Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 6 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery take?
Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery?
Andover is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery?
You can call 01264 362534 and visit www.shepherdsspringpreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY552948 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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