Full-day nursery in Longhorsley, Northumberland
Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company
Longhorsely Village Hall, Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, NE65 8UR · 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 May 2010Reference EY405427Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places15 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 March 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Longhorsely Village Hall, Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, NE65 8UR · More nurseries in NE65
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Whitegates and Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company is a full-day nursery at Longhorsely Village Hall, Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, NE65 8UR, in Longhorsley, Northumberland. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 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 Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company Good at its inspection on 5 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company take?
Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 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
- 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 EY405427 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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