Full-day nursery in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne
Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue
Greenway, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9TU · 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
Greenway, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9TU · More nurseries in NE4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Two Ball Lonnen-Cypress Avenue, Fenham Hall Drive-Queensway and Fenham Hall Drive-Convent Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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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Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue is a full-day nursery at Greenway, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9TU, in Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, 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 Willow AvenueThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Angels at Fenham Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Chill Out @ English MartyrsSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Footsteps to FARSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Fenham PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Shining Stars Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Universal Kids ChildcareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Dame Allan's Schools ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Thomas Walling Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Wingrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Hadrian School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Trinity Academy Newcastle ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 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 Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue Good at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue take?
Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue?
Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue is run by Newcastle City Council, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Nurseries at Willow Avenue?
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 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 EY224369 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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