Sessional pre-school in Rose Hill, Derby
St. Joseph's RC Pre School
Mill Hill Lane, Derby, DE23 6SB · 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 1996Reference 206154Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mill Hill Lane, Derby, DE23 6SB · More nurseries in DE23
Stations
- Derby21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Mill Hill Lane, Abbey Street and Mount Carmel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Derby Arboretum8 min walk
- Rykneld Rec12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Church Street Play Area playground10 min walk
- Arboretum Playground11 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 Derby there are about 3.8 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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St. Joseph's RC Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Mill Hill Lane, Derby, DE23 6SB, in Rose Hill, Derby. It is registered for 28 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 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Stonehill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Becket Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Arboretum Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Dale Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 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 St. Joseph's RC Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Joseph's RC Pre School Good at its inspection on 13 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Joseph's RC Pre School take?
St. Joseph's RC Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Joseph's RC Pre School?
Derby is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Joseph's RC Pre School?
You can call 01332 372453 and visit stjosephspreschool.co.uk.
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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 206154 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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