Full-day nursery in Cleadon Park, South Tyneside
Stanley's at Ridgeway
Ridgeway Family hub, Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ridgeway Family hub, Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB · More nurseries in NE34
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including King George Road- Orchid Gardens, King George Road-Cleadon Park and King George Road-Park Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Temple Memorial Park2 min walk
- Cleadon Park6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 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 Ridgeway is a full-day nursery at Ridgeway Family hub, Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB, in Cleadon Park, South Tyneside. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley's at RidgewayThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| 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 | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Epinay Business and Enterprise School ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Harton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Mortimer Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Ashley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 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 Stanley's at Ridgeway's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stanley's at Ridgeway Outstanding at its inspection on 13 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stanley's at Ridgeway take?
Stanley's at Ridgeway is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs Stanley's at Ridgeway?
Stanley's at Ridgeway is run by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stanley's at Ridgeway?
Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 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 EY481484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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