Full-day nursery in Tinkers Cross, Hampshire
The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School
Salisbury Road, Burgate, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX · 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 October 2022Reference 2707009Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 2025Food 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
Salisbury Road, Burgate, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX · More nurseries in SP6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingfisher Drive, Burgate Sch Grounds and Burgate School Layby.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Salisbury Road, Burgate, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX, in Tinkers Cross, Hampshire. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fordingbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Fordingbridge Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Forres Sandle Manor School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Breamore Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- The Burgate School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 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 Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School Good at its inspection on 4 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School take?
The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-School?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit fordingbridgedaynursery.com.
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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.
- 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 2707009 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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