Mansbridge Community Pre-School
Day nursery in Southampton, SO18.
Mansbridge Primary School, Octavia Road, Southampton, SO18 2LXWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 16 May 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
Mansbridge Community 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.
Mansbridge Community Pre-School against Southampton
| Mansbridge Community Pre-School | Southampton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 30 | 61 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Mansbridge Community Pre-School
- What Ofsted grade does Mansbridge Community Pre-School have?
- Mansbridge Community Pre-School was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 16 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Mansbridge Community Pre-School take?
- Ofsted registers Mansbridge Community Pre-School for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Southampton has 61.
- How much does Mansbridge Community Pre-School cost?
- Mansbridge Community 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 Mansbridge Community 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 Mansbridge Community Pre-School how it offers them.
- When was Mansbridge Community Pre-School last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Mansbridge Community Pre-School on 16 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Mansbridge Community Pre-School?
- Nearby in SO18: Harefield Community Pre-School, Seedlings Montessori at Moorlands, Earlystarts Childcare.
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.