Full-day nursery in Coxhoe, Durham
Hippitots Limited
Hippitots, The Tarka Centre, Commercial Road West, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4HJ · 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 2002Reference EY233891Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 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
Hippitots, The Tarka Centre, Commercial Road West, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4HJ · More nurseries in DH6
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including opp Tarka Centre, Bower Court and Adj Tarka Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coxhoe Park5 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 Durham 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.
What parents say
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Hippitots Limited is a full-day nursery at Hippitots, The Tarka Centre, Commercial Road West, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4HJ, in Coxhoe, Durham. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Coxhoe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Bowburn Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- West Cornforth Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2025 1.2 miles
- Kelloe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Cassop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 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 Hippitots Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hippitots Limited Good at its inspection on 23 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hippitots Limited take?
Hippitots Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hippitots Limited?
You can call 0191 377 3759 and visit www.hippitots.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 EY233891 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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