Full-day nursery in Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough
Bright Stars Nursery
Thorntree Community Centre, Birkhall Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 9JW · 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 July 2012Reference EY448837Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 November 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
Thorntree Community Centre, Birkhall Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 9JW · More nurseries in TS3
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Beresford Buildings, Loxley Road and Hatherley Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thorntree Park4 min walk
- Middlebeck (Millennium Green)12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Middlesbrough there are about 4.9 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.
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Bright Stars Nursery is a full-day nursery at Thorntree Community Centre, Birkhall Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 9JW, in Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Middlesbrough Borough Council.
Run by Middlesbrough Borough Council (local council), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Bright Stars NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lift Caldicotes Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Thorntree Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Brambles Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Pallister Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre ages 4–19 0.7 miles
- South Bank Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 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 Bright Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Stars Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 13 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Stars Nursery take?
Bright Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Stars Nursery?
Bright Stars Nursery is run by Middlesbrough Borough Council, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Stars Nursery?
James Cook is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Stars Nursery?
You can call 01642 727962.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY448837 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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