Full-day nursery in Southsea, Portsmouth
Tops Southsea
16 Bruce Road, SOUTHSEA, PO4 9RL · 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 2020Reference 2567291Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 October 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
16 Bruce Road, SOUTHSEA, PO4 9RL · More nurseries in PO4
Stations
- Fratton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cumberland House, Bristol Road and Festing Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waverley Gardens11 min walk
- Wimbledon Park11 min walk
- Southsea Splash Park playground4 min walk
- Canoe Lake Playground4 min walk
- Zip Line playground5 min walk
- Prince Albert Road Play Area playground11 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.
What parents say
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Tops Southsea is a full-day nursery at 16 Bruce Road, SOUTHSEA, PO4 9RL, in Southsea, Portsmouth. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 27 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Tops Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 32 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops SouthseaThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Canoe Lake NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Fledglings Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Leapfrog Neighbourhood NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Rainbow Corner Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Craneswater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Cumberland Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Mayville High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Southsea Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Wimborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 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 Tops Southsea's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tops Southsea Good at its inspection on 6 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tops Southsea take?
Tops Southsea is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Tops Southsea?
Tops Southsea is run by Tops Day Nursery Limited, which runs 32 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tops Southsea?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tops Southsea?
You can call 023 9242 1718 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 · 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2567291 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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