Sessional pre-school in Whickham, Gateshead
Whickham Community Centre Pre-School
Whickham Community Centre, Front Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4JL · 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
Whickham Community Centre, Front Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4JL · More nurseries in NE16
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Front Street Community Primary School, Front Street - School Street and Fellside Road - West Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chase Park7 min walk
- Swalwell Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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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Whickham Community Centre Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Whickham Community Centre, Front Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4JL, in Whickham, Gateshead. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 35 reviews (November 2026).
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| Whickham Community Centre Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Front Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Swalwell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Fellside Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Washingwell Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Liberty School ages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Clover Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 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 Whickham Community Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whickham Community Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whickham Community Centre Pre-School take?
Whickham Community Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whickham Community Centre Pre-School?
Metrocentre is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whickham Community Centre Pre-School?
You can call 0191 488 1291 and visit whickhamcommunitycen.wixsite.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498441 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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