Full-day nursery in Spennymoor, Durham
Rainbow Nursery
Rock Road, Middlestone Moor, DL16 7DA · 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 March 2004Reference EY282940Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 May 2025Food 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
Rock Road, Middlestone Moor, DL16 7DA · More nurseries in DL16
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Avenue, Central Drive - Rock Road and Rock Road School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 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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Rainbow Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rock Road, Middlestone Moor, DL16 7DA, in Spennymoor, Durham. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Middlestone Moor Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- King Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- North Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Springmoor Grange School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.3 miles
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.4 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 Rainbow Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Nursery take?
Rainbow Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Rainbow Nursery?
You can call 01388 815815 and visit www.rainbownurseryspennymoor.com.
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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 EY282940 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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