Full-day nursery in Camdentown, Hampshire
Squirrels of St Marys
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Anns Hill Road, Gosport, PO12 3NB · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Anns Hill Road, Gosport, PO12 3NB · More nurseries in PO12
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cemetery, Brougham Street and St Lukes Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Forton Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Leesland Park8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Leesland 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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Squirrels of St Marys is a full-day nursery at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Anns Hill Road, Gosport, PO12 3NB, in Camdentown, Hampshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Squirrels Nursery Limited.
Run by Squirrels Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Brockhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Haselworth Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 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 Squirrels of St Marys's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrels of St Marys Good at its inspection on 19 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrels of St Marys take?
Squirrels of St Marys is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Squirrels of St Marys?
Squirrels of St Marys is run by Squirrels Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Squirrels of St Marys?
Portsmouth Harbour is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 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 2646626 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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