George Dent Nursery School
Nursery · Darlington · DL3 7PY
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 5 March 2024
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97 pupils
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 13.3% of pupils
- SEN support
- 11.4% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 4.8% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 113983
Staffing
Pupils per qualified teacher
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.
Inspection history since 2015
- 5 March 2024: School remains Outstanding
- 16 January 2019: School remains Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.