Full-day nursery in South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland
Dimples Southbank
103 Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SF · 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
103 Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SF · More nurseries in TS6
Stations
- South Bank13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Bevanlee Road, Golden Boy Green and King George's Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Bank Millennium Green5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Redcar and Cleveland 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.
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Dimples Southbank is a full-day nursery at 103 Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SF, in South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimples SouthbankThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Polton Allstars Day CareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Minnows Children's Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- South Bank Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Mackenzie Thorpe Centre ages 4–19 0.3 miles
- St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Lift Caldicotes Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.7 miles
- Grangetown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Mo Mowlam Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- Brambles Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.1 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 Dimples Southbank's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dimples Southbank Good at its inspection on 17 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dimples Southbank take?
Dimples Southbank is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Dimples Southbank?
Dimples Southbank is run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dimples Southbank?
South Bank is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dimples Southbank?
You can call 01642 455899.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561672 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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