Full-day nursery in Petersfield, Hampshire
The Little School by the Lake
Heath Road, Petersfield, GU31 4EJ · 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 2023Reference 2739405Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 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
Heath Road, Petersfield, GU31 4EJ · More nurseries in GU31
Stations
- Petersfield17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Moggs Mead Co-op and Tor Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Petersfield Heath1 min walk
- Avenue Playing Fields6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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The Little School by the Lake is a full-day nursery at Heath Road, Petersfield, GU31 4EJ, in Petersfield, Hampshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Silvanus Education Ltd.
Run by Silvanus Education Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little School by the LakeThis 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
- Herne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Petersfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Churcher's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Sheet Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Bedales School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- The Petersfield School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 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 The Little School by the Lake's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little School by the Lake Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little School by the Lake take?
The Little School by the Lake is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs The Little School by the Lake?
The Little School by the Lake is run by Silvanus Education Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Little School by the Lake?
Petersfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little School by the Lake?
You can call 01730 231537 and visit www.thelittleschooldaynursery.co.uk.
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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 2739405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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