Full-day nursery in Shirley, Southampton
Barn Owls Pre School
Pirrie Park Bowling Club, 78a Wilton Crescent, Southampton, SO15 7QE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2021Reference 2647672Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 July 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Estimate a monthly cost with the council area's typical day rate
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pirrie Park Bowling Club, 78a Wilton Crescent, Southampton, SO15 7QE · More nurseries in SO15
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Pentire Avenue, Colebrook Avenue and Pirrie Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Colebrook Green5 min walk
- St James Park7 min walk
- Southampton Common8 min walk
- Shirley Warren Skate Park12 min walk
- St James Park Play Area playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Southampton there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review Barn Owls Pre School
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout Barn Owls Pre School
Barn Owls Pre School is a full-day nursery at Pirrie Park Bowling Club, 78a Wilton Crescent, Southampton, SO15 7QE, in Shirley, Southampton. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Owls Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Shirley PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St James Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Berries Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Caterpillars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bee PreschoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Taplins Day Nursery SGHFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shirley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- Shirley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Hollybrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Southampton Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Hollybrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- Foundry Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is Barn Owls Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barn Owls Pre School Good at its inspection on 12 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barn Owls Pre School take?
Barn Owls Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barn Owls Pre School?
Millbrook (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barn Owls Pre School?
You can call 023 8155 0049 and visit www.barnowls-preschool-shirley.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Southampton
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in SouthamptonFees by age in Southampton
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2647672 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free