Farm Friends
Day nursery in Shrewsbury, SY5. Part of the Shropshire council area.
Home Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, SY5 7BTWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 16 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Farm Friends sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, 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 | £142 | £449 |
| 2 years old | £138 | £435 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £133 | £420 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Farm Friends against Shrewsbury
| Farm Friends | Shrewsbury average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 68 | 65 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 84% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Farm Friends
- What Ofsted grade does Farm Friends have?
- Farm Friends was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 16 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Farm Friends take?
- Ofsted registers Farm Friends for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Shrewsbury has 65.
- How much does Farm Friends cost?
- Farm Friends sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Farm Friends 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 Farm Friends how it offers them.
- When was Farm Friends last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Farm Friends on 16 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Farm Friends?
- Nearby in SY5: The Ark, Dorrington Nursery, Hillside House Nursery.
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.