Full-day nursery in Barley Mow, Gateshead
The Village Montessori Nursery School
27 York Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BD · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
27 York Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BD · More nurseries in DH3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Durham Road - York Road, Durham Road - Dobbies and Vigo Lane - Durham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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 Village Montessori Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 27 York Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2BD, in Barley Mow, Gateshead. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by VMNS Limited.
Run by VMNS Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village Montessori Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bright Star Nursery - BirtleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CICSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barley Mow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Portobello Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Rickleton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Ouston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Pelton Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 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 Village Montessori Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Village Montessori Nursery School Good at its inspection on 19 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Village Montessori Nursery School take?
The Village Montessori Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
Who runs The Village Montessori Nursery School?
The Village Montessori Nursery School is run by VMNS Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Village Montessori Nursery School?
Chester-le-Street is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Village Montessori Nursery School?
You can call 0191 411 1999 and visit vmns.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
- 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 EY441567 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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