Sessional pre-school in Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne
Little Learners (NE)
Blakelaw Community Centre, Binswood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3PN · 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
Blakelaw Community Centre, Binswood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3PN · More nurseries in NE5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Binswood Avenue-Bonnington Way, Stamfordham Road - Fulwell Green and Stamfordham Road - Pooley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Denton Dene North7 min walk
- Blakelaw Park8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Little Learners (NE) is a sessional pre-school at Blakelaw Community Centre, Binswood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3PN, in Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Learners (NE) Community Interest Company.
Run by Little Learners (NE) Community Interest Company (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Learners (NE)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Beginnings Childrens Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Shining Stars Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Fenham PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hilton Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2025 0.1 miles
- Thomas Walling Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Farne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Beech Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Mary Astell Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
- Thomas Bewick School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 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 Little Learners (NE)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Learners (NE) Good at its inspection on 21 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Learners (NE) take?
Little Learners (NE) is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Learners (NE)?
Little Learners (NE) is run by Little Learners (NE) Community Interest Company, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Learners (NE)?
Bank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 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 2550376 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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