Full-day nursery in Itchen, Southampton
Pixies Tree
63 Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9BE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 April 2000Reference 131606Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
63 Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9BE · More nurseries in SO19
Stations
- Sholing6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Woolston9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St Annes Road, Fort Road and Ludlow Academy.
Parks and playgrounds
- Archery Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Mayfield Park9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Bracklesham close playground10 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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
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Pixies Tree is a full-day nursery at 63 Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9BE, in Itchen, Southampton. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Limited.
Run by Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixies TreeThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Woolston PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Sticky Fingers Pre-school Spring RoadSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| The Shore WoolstonSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Hayfield Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Woolston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Ludlow Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Ludlow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Weston Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- St Monica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Sholing Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Sholing Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 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
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What is Pixies Tree's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pixies Tree Outstanding at its inspection on 27 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pixies Tree take?
Pixies Tree is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Pixies Tree?
Pixies Tree is run by Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pixies Tree?
Sholing is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pixies Tree?
You can call 023 8044 5869 and visit www.pixies.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 131606 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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