Full-day nursery in Wrekenton, Gateshead
The New Mulberry Bush
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JQ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2018Reference EY559043Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JQ · More nurseries in NE9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street-Moss Side, High Street-Seven Stars Pub and St Oswald's Rc Primary School.
Parks and playgrounds
- White Hill6 min walk
- Springwell Estate Millennium Green11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Gateshead there are about 3.2 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 New Mulberry Bush is a full-day nursery at High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JQ, in Wrekenton, Gateshead. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Bridges Nursery Limited.
Run by The Bridges Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Mulberry BushThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Anne's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Village Montessori at WrekentonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Lyndhurst Early Years @ Cleveland HallFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@ChowdeneFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids 1st QEFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Cromer Pre-School LimitedFull-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
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Larkspur Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- The Cedars Academy ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Kells Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 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 The New Mulberry Bush's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The New Mulberry Bush Good at its inspection on 8 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The New Mulberry Bush take?
The New Mulberry Bush is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
Who runs The New Mulberry Bush?
The New Mulberry Bush is run by The Bridges Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The New Mulberry Bush?
Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The New Mulberry Bush?
You can call 0191 487 8101 and visit www.bridges-nursery.co.uk.
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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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY559043 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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