Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services, Winchester
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services is a nursery school for pupils aged 2 to 5 in Winchester. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2023 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services in detail
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Lanterns Nursery School is a Hampshire Maintained Nursery School that offers high quality nursery provision for children aged 2-5 years. We are an inclusive setting with identified places for children with additional needs from the age of 2 years 9 months. Our charity Friends of Lanterns offers 'Extended services' to our local community."
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hampshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Who goes there
0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 8.3% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 33 pupils (30.3%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Winchester Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peter Symonds (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 219 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SpLD, Vision, Other +8
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Winchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Winchester
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,392
Applications
13,874
Got 1st preference
90.1%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
30.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
109
Total Pupils
70
Boys
39
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
36.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£62,283
Mean salary
2026 data
Questions parents ask about Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services
What is Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services's Ofsted rating?
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services?
No fixed boundary. When Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services?
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services has around 109 pupils on roll.
Does Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services have specialist SEN provision?
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services?
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services is at Bereweeke Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)