Full-day nursery in Brighton and Hove
Wagtails Nursery
St Paul's Church Of England Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Paul's Church Of England Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP · More nurseries in BN1
Stations
- Brighton6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- London Road (Brighton)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
30 bus stops within 400 m, including Buckingham Road, Upper Gloucester Road and Brighton Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Nicholas Play Area1 min walk
- Powis Square5 min walk
- Clarence Square6 min walk
- Russell Square7 min walk
- Pavilion Gardens8 min walk
- Playground1 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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Wagtails Nursery is a full-day nursery at St Paul's Church Of England Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP, in Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 30 reviews (October 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 Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Brighton Girls GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Tarnerland Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Brunswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Windlesham School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 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 Wagtails Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wagtails Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wagtails Nursery take?
Wagtails Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Wagtails Nursery?
Brighton is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wagtails Nursery?
You can call 07942 935075 and visit www.wagtailsnursery.com.
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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
- 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 EY562050 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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