Sessional pre-school in Arthur's Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne
Footsteps to Nunsmoor
Nuns Moor Centre, Studley Terrace, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AH · 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
Nuns Moor Centre, Studley Terrace, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AH · More nurseries in NE4
Stations
- St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Studley Terrace-Dilston Road, Studley Terrace-Brighton Grove and Walter Terrace-Powys Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nuns Moor Park1 min walk
- Nuns Moor Park2 min walk
- Baxterwood Court Park8 min walk
- Leazes Park9 min walk
- Butteryfly Park9 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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Footsteps to Nunsmoor is a sessional pre-school at Nuns Moor Centre, Studley Terrace, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AH, in Arthur's Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Footsteps Children's Services Ltd.
Run by Footsteps Children's Services Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footsteps to NunsmoorThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Wingrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Dame Allan's Schools ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Ashfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Hawthorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Trinity Academy Newcastle ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 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 Footsteps to Nunsmoor's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Footsteps to Nunsmoor Good at its inspection on 10 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Footsteps to Nunsmoor take?
Footsteps to Nunsmoor is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs Footsteps to Nunsmoor?
Footsteps to Nunsmoor is run by Footsteps Children's Services Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Footsteps to Nunsmoor?
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY476228 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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