Full-day nursery in Biddick Hall, South Tyneside
Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas
Galsworthy Road, South Shields, NE34 9JD · 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
Galsworthy Road, South Shields, NE34 9JD · More nurseries in NE34
Stations
- Brockley Whins14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Galsworthy Road-Bunyan Avenue, Masefield Drive-Burns Close and Galsworthy Road-Sheridan Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 South Tyneside there are about 4 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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Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas is a full-day nursery at Galsworthy Road, South Shields, NE34 9JD, in Biddick Hall, South Tyneside. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council.
Run by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (local council), which runs 10 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley's at Biddick Hall & WhiteleasThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stanley's at BedeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Sunshine NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Happy DaysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Stanley's at BoldonFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Stanley's at All SaintsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Biddick Hall Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Monkton Infants' School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Monkton Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Forest View Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 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 Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas Good at its inspection on 4 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas take?
Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas?
Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas is run by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas?
Brockley Whins is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 EY457081 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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