Full-day nursery in West Hill, Hampshire
West Downs Day Nursery
Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5HT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 1997Reference 110335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5HT · More nurseries in SO22
Stations
- Winchester16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including West Downs Campus, Sarum Road and Greenhill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oram's Arbour11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 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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West Downs Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5HT, in West Hill, Hampshire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Childbase Partnership Limited.
Run by Childbase Partnership Limited (company), which runs 44 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Western Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- The Westgate School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Weeke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Stanmore Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- The Pilgrims School ages 4–13 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 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 West Downs Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated West Downs Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can West Downs Day Nursery take?
West Downs Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs West Downs Day Nursery?
West Downs Day Nursery is run by Childbase Partnership Limited, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to West Downs Day Nursery?
Winchester is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact West Downs Day Nursery?
You can call 01962 827393 and visit childbasepartnership.com.
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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 110335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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