Sessional pre-school in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington
Lowson Street Pre-School
Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church, Lowson Street, DARLINGTON, DL3 0EY · 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
Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church, Lowson Street, DARLINGTON, DL3 0EY · More nurseries in DL3
Stations
- North Road21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Lowson Street, Vaughan Street and Harrowgate Hill Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bensham Park5 min walk
- North Park8 min walk
- Drinkfield Marsh Nature Reserve9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- 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 Darlington there are about 3.8 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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Lowson Street Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church, Lowson Street, DARLINGTON, DL3 0EY, in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Lowson Street Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Northwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Gurney Pease Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Springfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Beaumont Hill Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Whinfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 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 Lowson Street Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lowson Street Pre-School Good at its inspection on 22 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lowson Street Pre-School take?
Lowson Street Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lowson Street Pre-School?
North Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lowson Street Pre-School?
You can call 01325 362388 and visit www.lowsonstreet.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 508117 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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