Full-day nursery in Fellside, Gateshead
Whickham Parochial Pre-school
Whickham Parochial Pre School, Alder Tree House, Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2021Reference 2634328Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Whickham Parochial Pre School, Alder Tree House, Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QW · More nurseries in NE16
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadway, Oakfield Road-Marston Walk and Oakfield Road-Burnthouse Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Whickham Parochial Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Whickham Parochial Pre School, Alder Tree House, Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QW, in Fellside, Gateshead. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Whickham Parochial Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Clover Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Fellside Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Front Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.9 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 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Swalwell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Liberty School ages 4–11 1.3 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 Parochial Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whickham Parochial Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 9 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whickham Parochial Pre-school take?
Whickham Parochial Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Whickham Parochial Pre-school?
You can call 0191 488 8621 and visit wppreschool.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2634328 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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