Sessional pre-school in Mowden, Darlington
Mowden Pre-School
c/o Mowden Infant School, Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG · 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 October 1999Reference 301168Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 December 2023Food 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
c/o Mowden Infant School, Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG · More nurseries in DL3
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Bushel Hill Drive, Wilton Drive and Bushel Hill Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bushell Hill Park2 min walk
- Cockerton Green10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Mowden Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at c/o Mowden Infant School, Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG, in Mowden, Darlington. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- Mowden Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Mowden Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Marchbank Free School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Abbey Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 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 Mowden Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mowden Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mowden Pre-School take?
Mowden Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mowden Pre-School?
North Road is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mowden Pre-School?
You can call 07812 429563 and visit www.mowdenpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 301168 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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