Session types
Morning session (9am-12pm), Full day (9am-3pm)
St Paul's Pre-School in Winchester
Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.0(2 parent reviews)
·St Paul's Church, St Paul's Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AB · Hampshire
Number of places
28 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Hampshire
About this day nursery
St Paul's Pre-School, operating since 1988, is a well-established childcare setting in Winchester for children aged 2-4 years. The pre-school encourages physical play in its outdoor area, with activities like balancing and washing large toys, ensuring children benefit from physical activity both indoors and out.
Staff are highly attentive to the communication and language development of all children, employing visual aids and basic sign language to support those learning English as an additional language. The setting prioritises an inclusive environment, with staff carefully adapting the environment for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), even providing a dark tent for quiet rest.
Leaders ensure staff receive relevant training, especially for SEND support, and wisely utilise additional funding to enhance resources and opportunities for all children. This proactive approach helps children with barriers to learning to make steady progress, fostering a sense of understanding and support within a friendly atmosphere.
Our ethos
St Paul's Pre-school uses play-based learning, following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, to foster children's confidence, social skills, and connection with nature.
What it's like
Children enjoy their time in this welcoming and friendly pre-school. They greet staff with a smile and excitedly show them what they are wearing. Staff show interest and respond with a big smile. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are sociable and involve their friends in their play. For example, children work together to open a bottle of bubble bath.
Welcoming environmentInclusive provisionStrong communicationPhysical playTargeted support
Pricing & funding
Fees are calculated using a standard hourly rate. A separate consumables fee is charged per session or full day to cover snacks, drinks, crafts, and extra-curricular activities. A registration fee is required to secure a place, with a portion refunded when the child starts.
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- Registration fee of £100 is payable by BACS.
- £50 of the registration fee is refunded or credited against the first invoice when the child starts.
- Consumables fee covers snacks, milk, arts and crafts, sun lotion, music, and cooking.
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm
Age range
2 years 6 months to school age
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
1988
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for St Paul's Pre-School
Last inspected 19 January 2026 · Clare Leake
What it's like to attend
Children enjoy their time in this welcoming and friendly pre-school. They greet staff with a smile and excitedly show them what they are wearing. Staff show interest and respond with a big smile. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are sociable and involve their friends in their play. For example, children work together to open a bottle of bubble bath.
Inspector highlights
- Staff know children well and quickly identify each child's individual needs.
- Leaders promote an inclusive environment for all children to thrive in.
- Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.
- Children benefit from physical activity inside and outside.
- The enthusiastic and energetic leaders inspire the staff team to provide well-planned learning opportunities for all children.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should embed the curriculum more securely so that it is implemented consistently and supports all children to make sustained progress across all areas of learning.
- 2Leaders should review the organisation of toileting arrangements to ensure that children's privacy is respected.
Inspection #10126278 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff know children well and quickly identify each child's individual needs. Recent training on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) has greatly helped staff to support families and make swift interventions. Leaders use additional funding wisely to improve resources, support, and opportunities for children with barriers to their learning and children with SEND. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including those who face other barriers in their learning, make steady progress. Staff carefully support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, making relevant adaptations to help them be able to fully enjoy all the environment has to offer and not become overwhelmed. For example, they provide a dark tent to allow children to rest and relax as they see necessary. Leaders think carefully about the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Staff encourage physical play in the outdoor area, such as balancing and washing large toys. Children benefit from physical activity inside and outside.
EAL / language support
Staff place a high importance on supporting all children with their communication and language development, using aids such as pictures and basic sign language for children who speak English as an additional language.
Parent Reviews of St Paul's Pre-School
4.0
(2)
Shuyan Wang
6 years ago
charlotte day
9 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2020
Date: April 2011
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- May 2020Good
- October 2019Inadequate
- July 2015Outstanding
- April 2011Outstanding
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