Full-day nursery in Wymering, Portsmouth
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY · 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 February 2004Reference EY281231Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places115 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 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
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY · More nurseries in PO6
Stations
- Cosham15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including QA Hospital North, Orkney Road and QA Hospital Main.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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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Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth is a full-day nursery at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, in Wymering, Portsmouth. It is registered for 115 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 42 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Tops Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 32 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Portsdown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 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
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 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 1.0 miles
- Highbury Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Solent Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.3 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 Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth Good at its inspection on 31 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth take?
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth is registered with Ofsted for up to 115 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth?
Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth?
Cosham is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth?
You can call 023 9221 5786 and visit www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk.
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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 EY281231 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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