Sessional pre-school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth
Archibald First School, Archibald Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1EB · 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 January 2022Reference 2673237Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 2 May 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
Archibald First School, Archibald Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1EB · More nurseries in NE3
Stations
- Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- South Gosforth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Gosforth Junior High Academy, Salter's Road - Hedley Street and Jubilee Road-Lansdowne Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gosforth Central Park6 min walk
- St Nicholas Park7 min walk
- Christon Field Park10 min walk
- Elgy Green10 min walk
- Playground8 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 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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Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth is a sessional pre-school at Archibald First School, Archibald Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1EB, in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited.
Run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Archibald First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The Newcastle School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Grange First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Westfield School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Regent Farm First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 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 Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth Good at its inspection on 16 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth take?
Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth?
Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth is run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ladybird Children's Nursery - Archibald, Gosforth?
Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2673237 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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