Full-day nursery in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne
Culverdene Nursery
32 Grainger Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8SA · 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 December 2024Reference 2820366Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 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
32 Grainger Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8SA · More nurseries in NE4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Bentinck Road-Clifton Road, Bentinck Road-Mcewan Gardens and Elswick Road-Croftsway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elswick Park6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Culverdene Nursery is a full-day nursery at 32 Grainger Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8SA, in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Johns Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Canning Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Hawthorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- West Newcastle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Ashfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Wingrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 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 Culverdene Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Culverdene Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Culverdene Nursery take?
Culverdene Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Culverdene Nursery?
Metrocentre is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Culverdene Nursery?
You can call 0191 272 3774 and visit www.culverdenedaynursery.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 2820366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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