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Monkchester Road Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2LJ

Requires improvement

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Monkchester Road Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Jul 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseNursery
TypeLocal authority nursery school
Ages2 to 5
Pupils125
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Janet Howson
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108431.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils125
Girls62
Boys63
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.46.4%
First language not English29.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.29
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.0

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
58.4%
African
19.2%
Pakistani
4%
Other Asian
4%
Other ethnic group
4%
Other White
3.2%
White and Asian
2.4%
White and Black African
1.6%
Irish
0.8%
Indian
0.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher28.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.8
Teachers (FTE)4.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.56
Support staff (FTE)11.07
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Monkchester Road Nursery School
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0.3 miPrimarySt Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter
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0.4 miPrimaryCentral Walker Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.6 miPrimarySt Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.7 miPrimaryByker Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryTyneview Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.8 miPrimarySt Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryWest Walker Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.9 miPrimaryWalkergate Community SchoolAcademy converter
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0.9 miSecondaryWalker Riverside AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Monkchester Road Nursery School

What is Monkchester Road Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Monkchester Road Nursery School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 8 Jul 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Monkchester Road Nursery School?

Monkchester Road Nursery School has 125 pupils aged 2 to 5.

How big are classes at Monkchester Road Nursery School?

At Monkchester Road Nursery School, there were 28.4 pupils per teacher in 2025/26.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.