Full-day nursery in Acomb, Northumberland
Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb
Little Oaks Nursery, Main Street, Acomb, Hexham, NE46 4PL · 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 November 2018Reference 2503549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2021Ofsted · 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 3 October 2024Food 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
Little Oaks Nursery, Main Street, Acomb, Hexham, NE46 4PL · More nurseries in NE46
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Pant and Village Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 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 Northumberland there are about 3.1 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 Oaks Nursery, Acomb is a full-day nursery at Little Oaks Nursery, Main Street, Acomb, Hexham, NE46 4PL, in Acomb, Northumberland. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Acomb First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Beaufront First School Primaryages 4–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.5 miles
- The Sele First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.7 miles
- Hexham Priory School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 1.8 miles
- Queen Elizabeth High School Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.7 miles
- Hexham Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.9 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 Oaks Nursery, Acomb's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb Outstanding at its inspection on 29 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb take?
Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb?
Hexham 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
- 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 2503549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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