Sessional pre-school in Swarland, Northumberland
Shining Stars Swarland
Swarland County First School, LeamingtonLane, Newton on The Moor, Morpeth, NE65 9JP · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Swarland County First School, LeamingtonLane, Newton on The Moor, Morpeth, NE65 9JP · More nurseries in NE65
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Percy Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 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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Shining Stars Swarland is a sessional pre-school at Swarland County First School, LeamingtonLane, Newton on The Moor, Morpeth, NE65 9JP, in Swarland, Northumberland. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Shining Stars Preschool Community Interest Company.
Run by Shining Stars Preschool Community Interest Company (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swarland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 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 Shining Stars Swarland's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shining Stars Swarland Good at its inspection on 30 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shining Stars Swarland take?
Shining Stars Swarland is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
Who runs Shining Stars Swarland?
Shining Stars Swarland is run by Shining Stars Preschool Community Interest Company, which runs 3 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2718311 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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