Sessional pre-school in Southern Cross, Brighton and Hove
Southern Cross Pre-school
103 Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GU · 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 November 1992Reference 130772Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 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
103 Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GU · More nurseries in BN41
Stations
- Fishersgate7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Portslade13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Southwick23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Battle of Trafalgar, Battle of Trafalgar Pub and Southern Cross.
Parks and playgrounds
- Easthill Park6 min walk
- Vale Park7 min walk
- Portslade Old Village Green8 min walk
- Fishersgate Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Benfield Valley11 min walk
- Playground5 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 Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 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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Southern Cross Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at 103 Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GU, in Southern Cross, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fizzy Fish @ Peter GladwinFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Hove Micro-School ages 5–14 0.2 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Southern Cross Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southern Cross Pre-school Good at its inspection on 27 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southern Cross Pre-school take?
Southern Cross Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Southern Cross Pre-school?
Fishersgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Southern Cross Pre-school?
You can call 01273 567876 and visit www.southerncrosspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 130772 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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