Full-day nursery in Ashington, Northumberland
Ashington Minors
Back Sycamore Street, ASHINGTON, NE63 0AH · 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 February 2007Reference EY346062Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 December 2022Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Back Sycamore Street, ASHINGTON, NE63 0AH · More nurseries in NE63
Stations
- Ashington9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Bolsover Terrace, St Andrew's Church and North Seaton Road North End.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hirst Park5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Ashington Minors is a full-day nursery at Back Sycamore Street, ASHINGTON, NE63 0AH, in Ashington, Northumberland. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 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
- Central Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- NCEA Castle School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Bothal Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Stakeford Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 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 Ashington Minors's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashington Minors Good at its inspection on 4 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashington Minors take?
Ashington Minors is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ashington Minors?
Ashington is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashington Minors?
You can call 01670 858887.
Tools for parents in Northumberland
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346062 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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