Full-day nursery in North Shields, North Tyneside
Linskill Nursery
Linskill & North Tyneside Community Development Trust, Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 2AY · 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 August 2012Reference EY450277Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 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
Linskill & North Tyneside Community Development Trust, Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 2AY · More nurseries in NE30
Stations
- North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Linskill Terrace-Jackson Street, Linskill Terrace-Washington Tce and Linskill Terrace-Grey Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northumberland Park6 min walk
- Northumberland Square9 min walk
- Jubilee Corner10 min walk
- Laurel Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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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Linskill Nursery is a full-day nursery at Linskill & North Tyneside Community Development Trust, Linskill Centre, Linskill Terrace, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 2AY, in North Shields, North Tyneside. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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| Linskill NurseryThis 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
- King Edward Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.5 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Kings Priory School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Monkhouse Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Hadrian Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Linskill Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Linskill Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Linskill Nursery take?
Linskill Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Linskill Nursery?
North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Linskill Nursery?
You can call 0191 270 4243 and visit www.linskill.org.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY450277 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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