Sessional pre-school in Cosham, Portsmouth
The Elizabeth Foundation
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LL · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LL · More nurseries in PO6
Stations
- Cosham12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including QA Steps, Orkney Road and Red Lion.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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The Elizabeth Foundation is a sessional pre-school at Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LL, in Cosham, Portsmouth. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elizabeth FoundationThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dream Catchers Play HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Dysart Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Portsdown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Medina Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Highbury Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- Solent Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Solent Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.2 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 The Elizabeth Foundation's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Elizabeth Foundation Outstanding at its inspection on 16 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Elizabeth Foundation take?
The Elizabeth Foundation is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Elizabeth Foundation?
Cosham is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 143465 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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