Sessional pre-school in Brunton Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Snakes and Ladders Pre-School
St Aidan's Community Centre, Princes Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5NF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Aidan's Community Centre, Princes Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5NF · More nurseries in NE3
Stations
- Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Brunton Park Polwarth Drive, Netherwitton Way and Great North Road - Brunton Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Park Park9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Snakes and Ladders Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St Aidan's Community Centre, Princes Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5NF, in Brunton Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snakes and Ladders Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids 1st at Great ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Plant-Pots PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kids 1st - GosforthFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Little Learners (NE)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Plantpots HavannahSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Gosforth NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brunton First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Gosforth Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Grange First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Regent Farm First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- North Fawdon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Hazlewood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 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 Snakes and Ladders Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snakes and Ladders Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Snakes and Ladders Pre-School take?
Snakes and Ladders Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Snakes and Ladders Pre-School?
Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2725775 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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