Full-day nursery in Milton, Portsmouth
WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited
22 Priory Crescent, Southsea, PO4 8RL · 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 March 2022Reference 2675794Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 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
22 Priory Crescent, Southsea, PO4 8RL · More nurseries in PO4
Stations
- Fratton14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Shepherds Crook, Priory Crescent and Frensham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Milton Park1 min walk
- Bransbury Park11 min walk
- Bransbury Park11 min walk
- Lime Tree Park11 min walk
- Milton Park Play Area playground2 min walk
- 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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WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited is a full-day nursery at 22 Priory Crescent, Southsea, PO4 8RL, in Milton, Portsmouth. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fledglings Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wimborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Mary Rose Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Milton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Meon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Meon Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Fernhurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Cumberland Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 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 WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited Good at its inspection on 26 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited take?
WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited?
You can call 023 9400 8397 and visit www.willowtreenurseryportsmouth.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2675794 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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