Full-day nursery in Old Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne
Bridgewater - Early Years
Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6NL · 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 2006Reference EY340774Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 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
Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6NL · More nurseries in NE15
Stations
- Metrocentre23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Armstrong Road-Delaval Road, Armstrong Road-Cranbrook Road and Armstrong Road-Woodland Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hodgkin Park3 min walk
- Hodgkin Park4 min walk
- Benwell Nature Park - Local Nature Reserve12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Newcastle upon Tyne there are about 3.6 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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Bridgewater - Early Years is a full-day nursery at Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6NL, in Old Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 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
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Hadrian School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- West Newcastle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Canning Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Trinity Academy Newcastle ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- Excelsior Academy All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.7 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 Bridgewater - Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bridgewater - Early Years Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bridgewater - Early Years take?
Bridgewater - Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bridgewater - Early Years?
Metrocentre is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bridgewater - Early Years?
You can call 0191 274 5290 and visit bridgewater.newcastle.sch.uk.
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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 EY340774 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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