Portsmouth, Hampshire · PO2 7HX
Inspected by Ofsted on 16 June 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
On the Early Years Register.
Portsmouth, Hampshire · PO2 7HX. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire was last inspected on 16 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth is registered for children aged 1 to 4.
'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth is registered for up to 87 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth has been registered with Ofsted since 30 September 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY295936.