Full-day nursery in Pierremont, Darlington
Upperthorpe Nursery
90 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PZ · 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 January 2015Reference EY482638Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places99 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 January 2026Food 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
90 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PZ · More nurseries in DL3
Stations
- North Road17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Darlington22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Holy Trinity Church, Hawkesbury Mews and Maude Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanhope Park3 min walk
- North Lodge Park8 min walk
- Denes9 min walk
- Denes10 min walk
- Denes10 min walk
- Gi-Gi's Children's Soft Play playground7 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.
What parents say
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Upperthorpe Nursery is a full-day nursery at 90 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PZ, in Pierremont, Darlington. It is registered for 99 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upperthorpe 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
- George Dent Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Reid Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Abbey Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Polam Hall School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.7 miles
- Borough Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 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 Upperthorpe Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Upperthorpe Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Upperthorpe Nursery take?
Upperthorpe Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 99 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Upperthorpe Nursery?
North Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Upperthorpe Nursery?
You can call 01325 482111 and visit upperthorpenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482638 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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