Sessional pre-school in Woolston, Southampton
The Shore Woolston
Southampton Day Services, The Woolston Centre, Church Road, Southampton, SO19 9FU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Southampton Day Services, The Woolston Centre, Church Road, Southampton, SO19 9FU · More nurseries in SO19
Stations
- Woolston8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Sholing14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Road, Foundry Court and Keswick Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Archery Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Rolling Mills10 min walk
- Mayfield Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Southampton there are about 3.2 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 Shore Woolston is a sessional pre-school at Southampton Day Services, The Woolston Centre, Church Road, Southampton, SO19 9FU, in Woolston, Southampton. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Shore Pre-School Committee.
Run by The Shore Pre-School Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shore WoolstonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woolston PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| YMCA Woolston Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Pixies TreeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Hayfield Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Sticky Fingers Pre-school Spring RoadSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woolston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Ludlow Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Ludlow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Weston Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Weston Shore Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- St Monica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Hope Community School Southampton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 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 Shore Woolston's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Shore Woolston Good at its inspection on 12 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Shore Woolston take?
The Shore Woolston is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs The Shore Woolston?
The Shore Woolston is run by The Shore Pre-School Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Shore Woolston?
Woolston is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 2736142 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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