Full-day nursery in Wolstanton, Staffordshire
Southlands Kindergarten
15 Southlands Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8BZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 1994Reference 218488Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 November 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
15 Southlands Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8BZ · More nurseries in ST5
Stations
- Longport21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Hollinshead Avenue, Marsh Avenue and Wolstanton High School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wolstanton Marsh3 min walk
- Wolstanton Marsh4 min walk
- Wolstanton Marsh10 min walk
- The Dingle11 min walk
- Wolstanton Marsh11 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 Staffordshire 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.
What parents say
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Southlands Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 15 Southlands Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8BZ, in Wolstanton, Staffordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Southlands Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Southlands Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Ellison Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Merryfields School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Oaklands Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Kaleidoscope School ages 4–16 0.4 miles
- Hempstalls Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- May Bank Infants' School Primaryages 5–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 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 Southlands Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Southlands Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 16 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Southlands Kindergarten take?
Southlands Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Southlands Kindergarten?
Southlands Kindergarten is run by Southlands Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Southlands Kindergarten?
Longport is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Southlands Kindergarten?
You can call 01782 626148 and visit www.mysouthlands.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 218488 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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