Ducklings at St Margaret's
c/o St Margaret's Primary School, Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5BLWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 14 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Ducklings at St Margaret's sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £126 | £400 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £392 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £118 | £374 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Ducklings at St Margaret's against Leeds
| Ducklings at St Margaret's | Leeds average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 68 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ducklings at St Margaret's
- What Ofsted grade does Ducklings at St Margaret's have?
- Ducklings at St Margaret's was rated Good at its inspection on 14 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ducklings at St Margaret's take?
- Ofsted registers Ducklings at St Margaret's for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Leeds has 68.
- How much does Ducklings at St Margaret's cost?
- Ducklings at St Margaret's sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Ducklings at St Margaret's offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Ducklings at St Margaret's how it offers them.
- When was Ducklings at St Margaret's last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ducklings at St Margaret's on 14 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ducklings at St Margaret's?
- Nearby in LS18: Emmanuel Baptist Church Preschool, First Steps Nursery At Froebelian, 567 Club.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.