Full-day nursery in Woodham, Durham
St Oswald's Pre-School
St. Oswalds Park, Wren Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4BG · 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 December 1992Reference 314174Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2026Food 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
St. Oswalds Park, Wren Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4BG · More nurseries in DL5
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Young People's centre, Washington Crescent and Welbury Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Oswald's Park1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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St Oswald's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at St. Oswalds Park, Wren Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4BG, in Woodham, Durham. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| St Oswald's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Vane Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School ages 3–19 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 1.0 miles
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Walworth School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 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 St Oswald's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Oswald's Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 20 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Oswald's Pre-School take?
St Oswald's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Oswald's Pre-School?
Newton Aycliffe is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Oswald's Pre-School?
You can call 07974 704213.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 314174 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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