Full-day nursery in Buckskin, Hampshire
Star Nursery
Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern Way, Basingstoke, RG22 5BB · 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 September 2005Reference EY314841Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 7 January 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
Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern Way, Basingstoke, RG22 5BB · More nurseries in RG22
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Mourne Close, Wicklow Close and White Hart Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Ham Park10 min walk
- Stratton Park10 min walk
- Kempshott Village Hall green11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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Star Nursery is a full-day nursery at Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern Way, Basingstoke, RG22 5BB, in Buckskin, Hampshire. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chiltern Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Park View Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Castle Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Castle Hill Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Limington House School ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Winklebury Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Winklebury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 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 Star Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Star Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Star Nursery take?
Star Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
How do I contact Star Nursery?
You can call 01256 473345 and visit www.starnurseryandplayschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY314841 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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