Full-day nursery in Startforth, Durham
Kirklands at Startforth
Startforth Community Centre, High Startforth, Barnard Castle, DL12 9AQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 March 2021Reference 2631907Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 April 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 4 February 2025Food 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
Startforth Community Centre, High Startforth, Barnard Castle, DL12 9AQ · More nurseries in DL12
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including School, Boldron Lane Hail and Ride and Gill Lane Hail and Ride.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barnard Castle Grounds9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Kirklands at Startforth is a full-day nursery at Startforth Community Centre, High Startforth, Barnard Castle, DL12 9AQ, in Startforth, Durham. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklands at StartforthThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Barnard Castle School ages 4–19 0.9 miles
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Teesdale School and Sixth Form Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 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 Kirklands at Startforth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kirklands at Startforth Outstanding at its inspection on 26 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kirklands at Startforth take?
Kirklands at Startforth is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Kirklands at Startforth?
You can call 01833 690458.
Tools for parents in Durham
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2631907 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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