Sessional pre-school in Finchley, Barnet
St. Philips Pre-School
St Phillips Church Hall, Gravel Hill, Finchley, N3 3RJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Barnet that publish fees charge £91–£111.38 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Phillips Church Hall, Gravel Hill, Finchley, N3 3RJ · More nurseries in N3
Stations
- Finchley CentralStep-free access9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Mill Hill East23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- West FinchleyNo step-free access24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Church End, Gravel Hill and East End Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stephens House & Grounds4 min walk
- Church End Gardens4 min walk
- Monkey Hill4 min walk
- Outdoor Learning Area6 min walk
- Windsor Open Space10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Barnet there are about 3.4 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. Philips Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Phillips Church Hall, Gravel Hill, Finchley, N3 3RJ, in Finchley, Barnet. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Philips Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Raccoons Nursery FinchleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Pardes HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:40–16:15 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Simba's Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| The Rocking Horse NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Bright Horizons Finchley Central Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Shofar Daycare NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:45–18:15 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Finchley7
- All nurseries in Barnet130
- All nurseries in N312
- Nurseries near Finchley Central station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pardes House Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Finchley and Acton Yochien School ages 2–6has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- Akiva School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Chalgrove Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Brookland Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 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 St. Philips Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Philips Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Philips Pre-School take?
St. Philips Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Philips Pre-School?
Finchley Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY293090 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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