Full-day nursery in Eastbourne, Darlington
Eastbourne Pre-School
Eastbourne Sports Complex, Bourne Avenue, Darlington, DL1 1LJ · 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 February 2014Reference EY474700Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 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 22 April 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
Eastbourne Sports Complex, Bourne Avenue, Darlington, DL1 1LJ · More nurseries in DL1
Stations
- Darlington17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Bourne Avenue, Hundens Park and Larkspur Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Eastbourne Park10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- 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 Darlington there are about 3.8 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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Eastbourne Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Eastbourne Sports Complex, Bourne Avenue, Darlington, DL1 1LJ, in Eastbourne, Darlington. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Eastbourne Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Heathfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Borough Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- The Rydal Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Gurney Pease Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Firthmoor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Red Hall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 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 Eastbourne Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Eastbourne Pre-School Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Eastbourne Pre-School take?
Eastbourne Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Eastbourne Pre-School?
Darlington is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Eastbourne Pre-School?
You can call 01325 245828 and visit eastbournepre-school.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY474700 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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