Full-day nursery in Wallsend, North Tyneside
Shining Stars
Western Community Primary School, Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL · 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 September 2013Reference EY467413Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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
Western Community Primary School, Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL · More nurseries in NE28
Stations
- Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including West Street, West Street - Westfield Park and Shields Road-Firtree Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Richardson Dees Park10 min walk
- Arboretum12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 North Tyneside there are about 3.5 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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Shining Stars is a full-day nursery at Western Community Primary School, Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL, in Wallsend, North Tyneside. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Good Time Childcare Limited.
Run by Good Time Childcare Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shining StarsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Footprints Day Nursery WallsendFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Shooting Stars WallsendFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Rainbows NurseryFull-day nursery | Inadequate | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Millers Dene Day CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kids Planet WallsendFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Shooting Stars ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Western Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Carville Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2025 0.4 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Walkergate Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Redesdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 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 Shining Stars's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shining Stars Good at its inspection on 21 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shining Stars take?
Shining Stars is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Shining Stars?
Shining Stars is run by Good Time Childcare Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Shining Stars?
Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY467413 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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