Sessional pre-school in Marden, North Tyneside
Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup
Cullercoats Methodist Church, Broadway, Cullercoats, NE30 3LJ · 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 April 1999Reference 310232Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2023Ofsted · 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 2 February 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
Cullercoats Methodist Church, Broadway, Cullercoats, NE30 3LJ · More nurseries in NE30
Stations
- Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including The Broadway-Mast Lane, Farringdon Road-Keswick Drive and Mast Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beaconsfield10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 North Tyneside there are about 3.5 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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Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Cullercoats Methodist Church, Broadway, Cullercoats, NE30 3LJ, in Marden, North Tyneside. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cullercoats Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Monkhouse Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Rockcliffe First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Appletree Gardens First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Preston Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Marine Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 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 Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup Good at its inspection on 18 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup take?
Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cullercoats Methodist Church Playgroup?
Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 310232 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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