Full-day nursery in Ryton, Gateshead
Willows Montessori Nursery
Ryton Community Centre, Ryton Village, Ryton, NE40 3QP · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ryton Community Centre, Ryton Village, Ryton, NE40 3QP · More nurseries in NE40
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Ryton Village, Barmoor Lane-Cypress Grove and Cedar Grove - Ash Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ferndene Park6 min walk
- Tyne Riverside Country Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Willows Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ryton Community Centre, Ryton Village, Ryton, NE40 3QP, in Ryton, Gateshead. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Willows Montessori Nursery Limited.
Run by Willows Montessori Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Willows Montessori NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Planet Heddon-on-the-wallFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ryton Community Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Ryton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Crookhill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Emmaville Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Newburn Manor Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.2 miles
- Newburn Manor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 1.2 miles
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.4 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 Willows Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willows Montessori Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willows Montessori Nursery take?
Willows Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Willows Montessori Nursery?
Willows Montessori Nursery is run by Willows Montessori Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Willows Montessori Nursery?
You can call 0191 413 1929 and visit www.willowsmontessorinursery.net.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY499522 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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