Full-day nursery in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne
Shooting Stars Childcare
Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU · 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 August 2019Reference 2543031Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 January 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
Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU · More nurseries in NE6
Stations
- Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Benfield School, Benfield Road-Hospital and Benfield Road-School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Iris Brickfield Park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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 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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Shooting Stars Childcare is a full-day nursery at Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU, in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Stars ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| St Martins Centre NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Walkergate Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Western Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Ravenswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Chillingham Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 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 0.9 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.0 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 Shooting Stars Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shooting Stars Childcare Good at its inspection on 11 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shooting Stars Childcare take?
Shooting Stars Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shooting Stars Childcare?
Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 2543031 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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