Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Consett, County Durham
Beechdale Nursery School is a nursery school in Consett, County Durham for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 May 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Beechdale Road, Consett, DH8 6AY
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 61 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “Inspectors agree with staff when they say that Beechdale Nursery School is a truly magical place for children to learn and grow.”
- “Children’s faces beam with delight when they explore the undersides of tree trunks for woodland bugs.”
- “Friends use correct vocabulary when chatting to one another about how they might use a whisk to mix soil and water in the forest school’s mud kitchen.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School 0.5 mi Good
- Happy Smiles 0.5 mi Good
- Tilly-Mints Cherubs Day Nursery Ltd 1.0 mi Good
- Shotley Bridge Nursery School Limited 1.0 mi Good
- New Beginnings (Moorside) 2.4 mi Good
- Conkers Life Kindergarten 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oxhill Nursery School 4.5 mi Not judged
- Little Acorns (North East) Ltd. 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade