Full-day nursery in Bridge End, Durham
Mains House Nursery
West Lane, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3HL · 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 August 2017Reference EY551880Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 2026Food 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
West Lane, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3HL · More nurseries in DH3
Stations
- Chester-le-Street5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including West Lane, Black Horse and Ropery Lane Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Park11 min walk
- Moorfoot Play Space playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Mains House Nursery is a full-day nursery at West Lane, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3HL, in Bridge End, Durham. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newker Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Cestria Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Bullion Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Red Rose Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.8 miles
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
- Lumley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Mains House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mains House Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 18 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mains House Nursery take?
Mains House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mains House Nursery?
Chester-le-Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mains House Nursery?
You can call 0191 388 9048 and visit www.mainshousenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551880 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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