Portsmouth, Hampshire · URN EY295936
According to Ofsted's inspection on 16 June 2026, 'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire was graded on 6 areas of its report card: 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. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Portsmouth, Hampshire · PO2 7HX. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
On the Early Years Register.
'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.
'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth is one of 7 settings on Ofsted's register run by Little Thinkers Pre-School & Nursery.
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