Holy Family Pre-School
Day nursery in Southampton, SO16.
Holy Family School, Mansel Road West, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 9LPWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 8 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
Holy Family Pre-School sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, 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 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Holy Family Pre-School against Southampton
| Holy Family Pre-School | Southampton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 61 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Holy Family Pre-School
- What Ofsted grade does Holy Family Pre-School have?
- Holy Family Pre-School was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 8 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Holy Family Pre-School take?
- Ofsted registers Holy Family Pre-School for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Southampton has 61.
- How much does Holy Family Pre-School cost?
- Holy Family Pre-School sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Holy Family Pre-School 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 Holy Family Pre-School how it offers them.
- When was Holy Family Pre-School last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Holy Family Pre-School on 8 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Holy Family Pre-School?
- Nearby in SO16: Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett, Horns Drove Community Childcare, Sticky Fingers Pre-School.
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.