Full-day nursery in Stockton-on-Tees
The Barn at Riverbank
Spring Riverbank Centre, Gilmour Street, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6PF · 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
Spring Riverbank Centre, Gilmour Street, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6PF · More nurseries in TS17
Stations
- Thornaby8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Chelmsford Street, Peel Street and Harewood Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park3 min walk
- Harewood Pleasure Gardens9 min walk
- Victoria Park12 min walk
- Playground3 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 Stockton-on-Tees 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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The Barn at Riverbank is a full-day nursery at Spring Riverbank Centre, Gilmour Street, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6PF, in Stockton-on-Tees. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by 'The Barn' Childcare Limited.
Run by 'The Barn' Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 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. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Harewood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Mandale Mill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 0.4 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Bowesfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Mill Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Thornaby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 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 The Barn at Riverbank's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Barn at Riverbank Good at its inspection on 2 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Barn at Riverbank take?
The Barn at Riverbank is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs The Barn at Riverbank?
The Barn at Riverbank is run by 'The Barn' Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Barn at Riverbank?
Thornaby is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Barn at Riverbank?
You can call 01642 587781.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2604558 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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