Monkchester Road Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Monkchester Road Nursery School is a nursery school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Monkchester Road, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2LJ
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 125 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Children enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They build positive relationships with their key workers.”
- “This helps children to settle quickly and feel safe and secure.”
To improve
- “However, in many areas of learning, these aims are not realised.”
- “This is because the school does not ensure that teaching is matched well to the needs of the children.”
- “However, despite these improvements, the school has not ensured that staff have the expertise to deliver the curriculum effectively or design activities that support children to learn well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Castle Nurseries at Dunstanburgh Road 0.2 mi Outstanding
- St Martins Centre Nursery 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Heaton Nursery and Out of School Club 1.0 mi Good
- Millers Dene Day Care 1.1 mi Good
- Heaton Community Centre Childcare 1.2 mi Good
- Shooting Stars Childcare 1.3 mi Good
- St. Gabriels Nursery 1.3 mi Good
- Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade