Full-day nursery in Wheatley Hill, Durham
Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd
The Family Centre, Jack Lawson Terrace, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3RT · 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 April 2006Reference EY330506Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 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
The Family Centre, Jack Lawson Terrace, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3RT · More nurseries in DH6
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Henderson Avenue, Stoker Crescent and Quilstyle Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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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Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at The Family Centre, Jack Lawson Terrace, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3RT, in Wheatley Hill, Durham. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Limited.
Run by Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.1 miles
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Thornley Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Deaf Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 1.4 miles
- Wingate Community Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 miles
- Ludworth Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 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 Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 12 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd take?
Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd?
Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Ltd is run by Wheatley Hill Community Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330506 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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