What Ofsted grade does Wagtails Nursery have?

Wagtails Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 29 July 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Wagtails Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Wagtails Nursery for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Brighton has 46.

How much does Wagtails Nursery cost?

Wagtails Nursery 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 Wagtails Nursery 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 Wagtails Nursery how it offers them.

When was Wagtails Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Wagtails Nursery on 29 July 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Wagtails Nursery?

Nearby in BN1: Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park, The Nursery School Brighton, Little Acorns Brighton.

Wagtails Nursery

Day nursery in Brighton, BN1. Part of the Brighton and Hove council area.

St Paul's Church Of England Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP

30 places

2018 registered with Ofsted

50 of 61 in our Brighton ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 29 July 2021

Ofsted grades for Wagtails Nursery, inspection of 29 July 2021
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
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.

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What a place could cost

Wagtails Nursery 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.

Wagtails Nursery against Brighton

	Wagtails Nursery	Brighton average
Places	30	46
Ofsted outcome	Good	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Wagtails Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Wagtails Nursery have?: Wagtails Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 29 July 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Wagtails Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Wagtails Nursery for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Brighton has 46.
How much does Wagtails Nursery cost?: Wagtails Nursery 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 Wagtails Nursery 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 Wagtails Nursery how it offers them.
When was Wagtails Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Wagtails Nursery on 29 July 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Wagtails Nursery?: Nearby in BN1: Bee in the Woods Kindergarten Stanmer Park, The Nursery School Brighton, Little Acorns Brighton.

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.