Holy Trinity Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Shrewsbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 1997, with 24 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SY3 7LLWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 20 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to attend this nurturing pre-school. They arrive with a smile and immediately begin exploring the resources and activities with curiosity. The pre-school team offer children a warm welcome and join them at their chosen activities. This helps them to feel settled and safe. Children receive effective transitions to pre-school. They get to know the staff and other children that attend and become immersed in the new routines. Children develop positive attachments with their key person and all the pre-school team. They know that they can go to anyone for comfort or reassurance. Children take part in imaginative journeys with their friends. They use available resources to create props for their play. For instance, children go on a boat ride and use wooden planks as their oars as staff sing songs with them.
Children develop confidence in their physical abilities. They demonstrate excellent control of tools when writing their name. Outside, children explore the rope swing.
They confidently pull the rope to the low-level platform, where they carefully negotiate how to hold on, before swinging away. They smile with glee as they swing freely. Staff closely monitor children as they explore the environment and teach them how to keep themselves safe. Children take part in regular outings in the community. For instance, they enjoy exploring outdoor learning spaces. They practise working together to investigate and solve problems. In addition to this, children learn about other people living in their community. They visit local residential homes, where they share songs and build their confidence in new social situations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance professional development opportunities further to identify precise training needs and build on staff knowledge and skills.
- 20 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 November 2019Outstanding
- 4 June 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holy Trinity Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.