Full-day nursery in Gilesgate Moor, Durham
Clever Clogs Day Nursery
New Ferens Park, Belmont Industrial Estate, DURHAM, DH1 1GG · 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 March 2007Reference EY347008Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places122 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 October 2026Food 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
New Ferens Park, Belmont Industrial Estate, DURHAM, DH1 1GG · More nurseries in DH1
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Business Park and Belmont link road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadowfield4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Moorfield Play Area playground9 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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Clever Clogs Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at New Ferens Park, Belmont Industrial Estate, DURHAM, DH1 1GG, in Gilesgate Moor, Durham. It is registered for 122 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Clever Clogs Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Clever Clogs Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 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
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Finchale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.3 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 Clever Clogs Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clever Clogs Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 11 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clever Clogs Day Nursery take?
Clever Clogs Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 122 children at any one time.
Who runs Clever Clogs Day Nursery?
Clever Clogs Day Nursery is run by Clever Clogs Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Clever Clogs Day Nursery?
Durham is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Clever Clogs Day Nursery?
You can call 0191 384 3610 and visit www.cleverclogsnurseries.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 EY347008 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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