Full-day nursery in Knocklaw, Northumberland
Rothbury Kindergarten
Garleigh Road, Rothbury, MORPETH, NE65 7PN · 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 September 2015Reference EY493718Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 May 2026Food 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
Garleigh Road, Rothbury, MORPETH, NE65 7PN · More nurseries in NE65
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Garleigh Road, Whitton View and Thomlinson's Middle School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Rothbury Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Garleigh Road, Rothbury, MORPETH, NE65 7PN, in Knocklaw, Northumberland. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited.
Run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rothbury First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 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 Rothbury Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rothbury Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 27 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rothbury Kindergarten take?
Rothbury Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Rothbury Kindergarten?
Rothbury Kindergarten is run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Rothbury Kindergarten?
You can call 01669 620017 and visit www.rothburykindergarten.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493718 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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