Sessional pre-school in Blackwell, Darlington
The Outdoor Pre-School
On The Site Of Abbey County Infant School, Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, DL3 8JA · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2019Reference 2544137Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 March 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
On The Site Of Abbey County Infant School, Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, DL3 8JA · More nurseries in DL3
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbey Junior School, Crematorium and Brompton Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Green Park12 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 Darlington there are about 3.8 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.
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The Outdoor Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at On The Site Of Abbey County Infant School, Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, DL3 8JA, in Blackwell, Darlington. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abbey Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Mowden Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Polam Hall School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Mowden Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- George Dent Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Marchbank Free School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 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 Outdoor Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Outdoor Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 24 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Outdoor Pre-School take?
The Outdoor Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Outdoor Pre-School?
Darlington is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Outdoor Pre-School?
You can call 07368 548653 and visit theoutdoorpreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2544137 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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