Sessional pre-school in North End, Portsmouth
St Nicholas Preschool
North End Bowling Club, Beresford Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0NG · 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 2018Reference EY560282Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 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
North End Bowling Club, Beresford Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0NG · More nurseries in PO2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Mayfield Road and North End Junction.
Parks and playgrounds
- College Park10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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St Nicholas Preschool is a sessional pre-school at North End Bowling Club, Beresford Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0NG, in North End, Portsmouth. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas PreschoolThis 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 College Park (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Mayfield School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- New Horizons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Cliffdale Primary Academy ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 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 0.6 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 St Nicholas Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Nicholas Preschool Good at its inspection on 30 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Nicholas Preschool take?
St Nicholas Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Nicholas Preschool?
Hilsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Nicholas Preschool?
You can call 023 9242 6152.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560282 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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