Full-day nursery in Bensham, Gateshead
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Bensham Grove Nursery School, Sidney Grove, Gateshead, NE8 2XD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2023Reference 2748641Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2025Food 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
Bensham Grove Nursery School, Sidney Grove, Gateshead, NE8 2XD · More nurseries in NE8
Stations
- Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Bensham Road-Sidney Grove, Bensham Road-Brighton Road and Bensham Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Avondale Park9 min walk
- Windmill Hills Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Gateshead there are about 3.2 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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Bensham Grove Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Bensham Grove Nursery School, Sidney Grove, Gateshead, NE8 2XD, in Bensham, Gateshead. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bensham Grove Nursery School.
Run by Bensham Grove Nursery School (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.2 miles
- Eslington Primary School ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Gateshead Jewish Nursery School ages 2–5has a nursery class 0.5 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 Bensham Grove Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bensham Grove Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 22 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bensham Grove Nursery School take?
Bensham Grove Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Bensham Grove Nursery School?
Bensham Grove Nursery School is run by Bensham Grove Nursery School, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bensham Grove Nursery School?
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bensham Grove Nursery School?
You can call 0191 433 4090 and visit benshamgrovenurseryschool.org.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2748641 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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