Full-day nursery in North End, Portsmouth
Twinkle Star Nursery
34 Chichester Road, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0AD · 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 2010Reference EY413517Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 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
34 Chichester Road, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0AD · More nurseries in PO2
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including London Road, Chichester Road and Beresford Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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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Twinkle Star Nursery is a full-day nursery at 34 Chichester Road, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 0AD, in North End, Portsmouth. It is registered for 46 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 4.8 from 26 reviews (November 2026).
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| Twinkle Star NurseryThis 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
- New Horizons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.1 miles
- The Flying Bull Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Manor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Penbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 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 Twinkle Star Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Twinkle Star Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Twinkle Star Nursery take?
Twinkle Star Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Twinkle Star Nursery?
Portsmouth & Southsea is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Twinkle Star Nursery?
You can call 023 9242 0234 and visit twinklestarnursery.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.
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- 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 EY413517 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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