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Nurseries in PO5

10 registered nurseries — 3 Outstanding, 4 Good

Ofsted ratings in PO5

10

Total nurseries

3

Outstanding

4

Good

3

Not yet rated

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Good

42 Victoria Road North, Southsea

60 places
SJ
Good

Silver Street, Portsmouth

95 places
LN
Good

10 YARBOROUGH ROAD, SOUTHSEA

40 places
LN
Good

13 Yarborough Road, Southsea

54 places
LN
Outstanding Old inspection

Merlin House, SOUTHSEA

80 places
TP
The Play Academy
Outstanding

37 Elm Grove, Southsea

80 places
SN
Outstanding

St Johns College, Portsmouth

38 places
IL
Not yet inspected

I Love To Learn Professional Tuition Centre, Southsea

CA
CSS Activities
Not yet inspected

Portsmouth High School, Southsea

64 places
SP
Not yet inspected

Portsmouth High School, Southsea

Why families love PO5

50/100

Family Score

Funded 15 & 30 hours childcare in PO5

In England, working families can get 15 hours of funded childcare a week from 9 months old, rising to 30 hours from September 2025, during term time (38 weeks a year). All 3–4-year-olds get at least 15 universal funded hours regardless of parents' work status, and some 2-year-olds qualify through additional support schemes.

Funded hours are used at participating nurseries and childminders — each profile on this page shows whether a setting has funded 2-year-old and 3–4-year-old places registered. Check eligibility and apply via GOV.UK childcare eligibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many nurseries are in PO5?

PO5 has 10 Ofsted-registered nurseries, of which 3 are rated Outstanding and 4 are rated Good.

What percentage of nurseries in PO5 are Outstanding or Good?

70% of nurseries in PO5 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Which is the best-rated nursery in PO5?

You can compare every Outstanding-rated nursery in PO5 on this page, sorted by Ofsted grade. Each listing links to the full Ofsted report.

Are there funded nursery places in PO5?

Yes — many nurseries in PO5 offer 15 or 30 hours of government-funded childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. Each nursery profile shows the number of funded places available.

Inspection data sourced from Ofsted (England), Care Inspectorate (Scotland), and CIW (Wales), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryMatch is independent of Ofsted, the Care Inspectorate, CIW, and the UK Government.