Full-day nursery in Shilbottle, Northumberland
Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School
Shilbottle County First School, Shilbottle, ALNWICK, NE66 2XQ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Shilbottle County First School, Shilbottle, ALNWICK, NE66 2XQ · More nurseries in NE66
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including School and Hawthorn Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- 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 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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Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Shilbottle County First School, Shilbottle, ALNWICK, NE66 2XQ, in Shilbottle, Northumberland. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 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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| Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shilbottle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
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What is Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 15 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School take?
Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Shilbottle Friendly Frog Pre-School?
You can call 01665 581377 and visit www.shilbottle.northumberland.sch.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY410616 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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