Sessional pre-school in Thornhill, Southampton
St Christopher's Pre-school
St Christophers Church Centre, Pepys Avenue, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6PJ · 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 January 1999Reference 131564Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 22 April 2025Food 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
St Christophers Church Centre, Pepys Avenue, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6PJ · More nurseries in SO19
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tatwin Crescent, Medwall Green and Byron Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hinkler Park5 min walk
- Donkey Common9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Hinkler Children's Playground7 min walk
- Hinkler Training "Playground" for adults7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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St Christopher's Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at St Christophers Church Centre, Pepys Avenue, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6PJ, in Thornhill, Southampton. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-SholingFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springwell School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Kanes Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Hightown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Harefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Sholing Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Sholing Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 1.0 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 St Christopher's Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Christopher's Pre-school Good at its inspection on 20 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Christopher's Pre-school take?
St Christopher's Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Christopher's Pre-school?
Sholing is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Christopher's Pre-school?
You can call 07748 226933 and visit stchristopherspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 131564 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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