Sessional pre-school in Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Little Lotus Nursery
DiverCity Hub, 120-126, Buckingham Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5QR · 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
DiverCity Hub, 120-126, Buckingham Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5QR · More nurseries in NE4
Stations
- St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Newcastle14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Westgate Road-Tindal Street, Elswick Road-Big Lamp and Elswick Road - Elswick Row.
Parks and playgrounds
- Summerhill Park3 min walk
- Butteryfly Park7 min walk
- Leazes Park7 min walk
- Baxterwood Court Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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 Newcastle upon Tyne there are about 3.6 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.
What parents say
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The Little Lotus Nursery is a sessional pre-school at DiverCity Hub, 120-126, Buckingham Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5QR, in Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 20 reviews (November 2026).
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| The Little Lotus NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Ashfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Hawthorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Wingrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 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 Little Lotus Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Lotus Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Lotus Nursery take?
The Little Lotus Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Lotus Nursery?
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Lotus Nursery?
You can call 07405 742618 and visit www.thelittlelotusnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2711736 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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