Full-day nursery in Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne
Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill
Rye Hill Nursery, Colby Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6HL · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rye Hill Nursery, Colby Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6HL · More nurseries in NE4
Stations
- St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Newcastle15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Elswick Road-Somerset Place, Rye Hill and Westmorland Road-Rye Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Summerhill Park6 min walk
- Elswick Park8 min walk
- Butteryfly Park10 min walk
- Baxterwood Court Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill is a full-day nursery at Rye Hill Nursery, Colby Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6HL, in Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Newcastle City Council.
Run by Newcastle City Council (local council), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Nurseries at Rye HillThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Little Lotus NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Newcastle College Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Ladybird Children's NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Culverdene NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Cedars Nursery NewcastleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- Ashfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.1 miles
- Hawthorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- St Johns Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.9 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 Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill Good at its inspection on 21 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill take?
Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill?
Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill is run by Newcastle City Council, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Nurseries at Rye Hill?
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY222442 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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