Full-day nursery in Ovingham, Northumberland
Ovingham & District Under 5s
Portakabin, Ovingham First School, Ovingham, NE42 6DE · 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
Portakabin, Ovingham First School, Ovingham, NE42 6DE · More nurseries in NE42
Stations
- Prudhoe8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Middle School and Bridge End.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tyne Riverside Country Park5 min walk
- Playground7 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 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.
What parents say
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Ovingham & District Under 5s is a full-day nursery at Portakabin, Ovingham First School, Ovingham, NE42 6DE, in Ovingham, Northumberland. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ovingham Church of England First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Prudhoe Castle First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Prudhoe West Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Mickley First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Adderlane Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Ovingham Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Highfield Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 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 Ovingham & District Under 5s's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ovingham & District Under 5s Good at its inspection on 12 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ovingham & District Under 5s take?
Ovingham & District Under 5s is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ovingham & District Under 5s?
Prudhoe is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ovingham & District Under 5s?
You can call 01661 833347 and visit www.ovinghamunder5s.org.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 301809 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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