Full-day nursery in Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne
Rainbow Pre-School
Westerhope Primary School, Hillhead Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1NE · 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
Westerhope Primary School, Hillhead Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1NE · More nurseries in NE5
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Westerhope First School, Hillhead Road-Gleneagles Close and Downend Road-Trafford Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Newcastle upon Tyne there are about 3.6 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 Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Westerhope Primary School, Hillhead Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1NE, in Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, 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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| Rainbow Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Westerhope Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Mary Astell Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Thomas Bewick School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Milecastle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2019 0.6 miles
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Beech Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Simonside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 0.6 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rainbow Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rainbow Pre-School take?
Rainbow Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rainbow Pre-School?
Bank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rainbow Pre-School?
You can call 0191 264 5994 and visit www.rainbowpreschoolwesterhope.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY439935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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