Full-day nursery in Seaham, Durham
Playology Beach School & Learning Studio
Unit 4, The Waterside, Seaham Harbour Marina, Seaham, SR7 7EE · 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 June 2020Reference 2590461Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 September 2022Ofsted · 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 8 April 2024Food 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
Unit 4, The Waterside, Seaham Harbour Marina, Seaham, SR7 7EE · More nurseries in SR7
Stations
- Seaham19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Interchange and North Railway Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Playology Beach School & Learning Studio is a full-day nursery at Unit 4, The Waterside, Seaham Harbour Marina, Seaham, SR7 7EE, in Seaham, Durham. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Playology Limited.
Run by Playology Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playology Beach School & Learning StudioThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Ropery Walk Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Seaham Trinity Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Seaview Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- New Seaham Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.7 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 1.7 miles
- Westlea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 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 Playology Beach School & Learning Studio's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playology Beach School & Learning Studio Outstanding at its inspection on 23 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playology Beach School & Learning Studio take?
Playology Beach School & Learning Studio is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs Playology Beach School & Learning Studio?
Playology Beach School & Learning Studio is run by Playology Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playology Beach School & Learning Studio?
Seaham is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playology Beach School & Learning Studio?
You can call 0191 581 3922 and visit www.playologylearning.com.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2590461 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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