Full-day nursery in Blackhill, Durham
Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited
36-38 Derwent Street, Consett, DH8 8LY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 2015Reference EY491369Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
36-38 Derwent Street, Consett, DH8 8LY · More nurseries in DH8
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Celluware factory, Durham Road and St Andrews Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blackhill & Consett Park6 min walk
- The Heaps Country Park6 min walk
- Genesis Way Park9 min walk
- Fawcett Park10 min walk
- Playground9 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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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Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited is a full-day nursery at 36-38 Derwent Street, Consett, DH8 8LY, in Blackhill, Durham. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benfieldside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Consett Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Shotley Bridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- The Grove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Consett Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Beechdale Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.0 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 Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited Good at its inspection on 6 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited take?
Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
How do I contact Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited?
You can call 01207 581700 and visit shotleybridge-nurseryschool.co.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491369 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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