Sessional pre-school in Bigges Main, North Tyneside
Hadrian Bears Playgroup
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School, Mullen Road, WALLSEND, NE28 9HA · 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
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School, Mullen Road, WALLSEND, NE28 9HA · More nurseries in NE28
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Mullen Road-Exeter Road, Mullen Road-Station Road and Station Road-Mullen Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rising Sun Country Park6 min walk
- Arboretum9 min walk
- Station Road Playground2 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.
What parents say
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Hadrian Bears Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Wallsend Jubilee Primary School, Mullen Road, WALLSEND, NE28 9HA, in Bigges Main, North Tyneside. 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadrian Bears PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Good Time Childcare At RedesdaleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Footprints Day Nursery WallsendFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Kids Planet WallsendFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Bright Start Childcare at Solway HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Redesdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Beacon Hill School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Western Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Battle Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.2 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 Hadrian Bears Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hadrian Bears Playgroup Good at its inspection on 6 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hadrian Bears Playgroup take?
Hadrian Bears Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hadrian Bears Playgroup?
Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 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 EY462335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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