Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne · URN EY225329
According to Ofsted's inspection on 5 June 2026, Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield in Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Report card — six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne · NE2 1AD. Location from the Ofsted register.
On the Early Years Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield in Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne was last inspected on 5 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield is registered for up to 45 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Castle Nurseries at Shieldfield has been registered with Ofsted since 4 December 2002. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY225329.
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