Full-day nursery in Bridge End, Durham
Bright Star Nursery
Gainford House, Picktree Lane, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SR · 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 2012Reference EY441200Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places89 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
Gainford House, Picktree Lane, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SR · More nurseries in DH3
Stations
- Chester-le-Street10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Cone Terrace, Front Street and North Burns.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Park5 min walk
- Camperdown Avenue Pocket Park12 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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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Bright Star Nursery is a full-day nursery at Gainford House, Picktree Lane, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SR, in Bridge End, Durham. It is registered for 89 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Gainford Care Homes Limited.
Run by Gainford Care Homes Limited (company), 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
- Cestria Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 miles
- Bullion Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Newker Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Red Rose Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Rickleton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Pelton Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.6 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 Bright Star Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Star Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Star Nursery take?
Bright Star Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Star Nursery?
Bright Star Nursery is run by Gainford Care Homes Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Star Nursery?
Chester-le-Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Star Nursery?
You can call 0191 389 5817 and visit www.brightstarnursery.co.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY441200 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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