Full-day nursery in Malvin's Close, Northumberland
What a Hoot Day Nursery
Formerly St Andrews Primary School, Albion Way, Blyth, NE24 5BW · 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
Formerly St Andrews Primary School, Albion Way, Blyth, NE24 5BW · More nurseries in NE24
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Community Hospital, Albion Retail Park and Malvins Close School.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Quay Park7 min walk
- Isabella Heap10 min walk
- High Street Junior Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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 Northumberland there are about 3.1 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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What a Hoot Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Formerly St Andrews Primary School, Albion Way, Blyth, NE24 5BW, in Malvin's Close, Northumberland. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by What a Hoot Day Nursery Limited.
Run by What a Hoot Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Malvin's Close Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Morpeth Road Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Croftway Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Bede Academy All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Newsham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- The Dales School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Horton Grange Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.2 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 What a Hoot Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated What a Hoot Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can What a Hoot Day Nursery take?
What a Hoot Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs What a Hoot Day Nursery?
What a Hoot Day Nursery is run by What a Hoot Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to What a Hoot Day Nursery?
Blyth Bebside is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact What a Hoot Day Nursery?
You can call 01670 798060 and visit www.whatahootdaynursery.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 EY473428 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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