Full-day nursery in Church End, Hampshire
Willowdene at Sherfield Park
SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, Sunwood Drive, Hook, RG27 0FP · 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 2013Reference EY469484Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, Sunwood Drive, Hook, RG27 0FP · More nurseries in RG27
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Centre, Avington Way and Wickham Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Willowdene at Sherfield Park is a full-day nursery at SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE, Sunwood Drive, Hook, RG27 0FP, in Church End, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Willowdene at Sherfield ParkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Four Lanes Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Sherfield School ages 0–19has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Great Binfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.3 miles
- Marnel Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.7 miles
- Marnel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.7 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 Willowdene at Sherfield Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willowdene at Sherfield Park Good at its inspection on 10 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willowdene at Sherfield Park take?
Willowdene at Sherfield Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Willowdene at Sherfield Park?
You can call 01256 884167 and visit www.willowdenenursery.org.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 EY469484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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