SchoolFacts

Boldon Nursery School

Nursery · Boldon Colliery · NE35 9DG

⇄ Compare with another school
Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 28 June 2024

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

80 pupils

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
4.1% of pupils
English as additional language
4.8% of pupils
SEN support
21.9% of pupils
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
URN
108665

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,267
Typical nursery school£12,867

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

Nearby schools