Full-day nursery in Allendale Town, Northumberland
Allendale Pre-School
Happy Days, Shilburn Road, Hexham, NE47 9PT · 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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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Happy Days, Shilburn Road, Hexham, NE47 9PT · More nurseries in NE47
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Middle School, Thornley Gate and Deneholme.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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 Northumberland there are about 3.1 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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Allendale Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Happy Days, Shilburn Road, Hexham, NE47 9PT, in Allendale Town, Northumberland. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Allendale Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Apple Blossom Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 8.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Allendale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 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 Allendale Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Allendale Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Allendale Pre-School take?
Allendale Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Allendale Pre-School?
You can call 01434 683042 and visit allendalepreschool.wordpress.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498781 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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