Full-day nursery in High Shields, South Tyneside
Stanleys at Riverside
Riverside Children's Centre, Garrick Street, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4JT · 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
Riverside Children's Centre, Garrick Street, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4JT · More nurseries in NE33
Stations
- Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Stanhope Road-Bewick Street, Stanhope Road-Alverthorpe Street and Stanhope Parade.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park4 min walk
- Robert Readhead Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 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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Stanleys at Riverside is a full-day nursery at Riverside Children's Centre, Garrick Street, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4JT, in High Shields, South Tyneside. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanleys at RiversideThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| West Park KindergartenFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Stanley's at All SaintsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Westoe Village KindergartenFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Whizz Kids ChildcareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laygate Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Mortimer Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 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 0.4 miles
- Stanhope Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Westoe Crown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 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 Stanleys at Riverside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stanleys at Riverside Outstanding at its inspection on 4 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stanleys at Riverside take?
Stanleys at Riverside is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Stanleys at Riverside?
Stanleys at Riverside is run by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Stanleys at Riverside?
Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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 EY332276 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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