Sessional pre-school in Sacriston, Durham
Little Stars Nursery
The Portacabin at St. Bedes RC Primary School, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6AB · 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
The Portacabin at St. Bedes RC Primary School, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6AB · More nurseries in DH7
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including RC Church, Greenwells Garage and Lingey Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fulforth Jubilee Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Little Stars Nursery is a sessional pre-school at The Portacabin at St. Bedes RC Primary School, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6AB, in Sacriston, Durham. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids 1st - DurhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Sacriston Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Witton Gilbert Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2019 1.1 miles
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 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 Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars Nursery take?
Little Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
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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 2712878 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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