The Sue Hedley Nursery School
Nursery · Hebburn · NE31 1QY
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 4 February 2025
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71 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 12% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 132799
In figures
At its inspection on 4 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. It had 71 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- Visual Impairment
- Other Difficulty/Disability
- Hearing Impairment
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Multi-Sensory Impairment
- Physical Disability
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Severe Learning Difficulty
Provision type: SEN unit.
- SEN unit
- 8 of 8 places taken full, or over capacity
Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 82% (South Tyneside 85%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (South Tyneside 2%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 3% (South Tyneside 1%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (South Tyneside 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (South Tyneside 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (South Tyneside 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (South Tyneside 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (South Tyneside 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (South Tyneside 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £40,826; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 81% (79%) · premises 3% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 11% (8%) · educational supplies 4% (2%) · bought-in professional services 7% (3%) · catering 2% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£23,375; in-year balance +£12,663
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Inspection history since 2015
- 4 February 2025: Outstanding
- 25 April 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 1 November 2017: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 19.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 24.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 19% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 27.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 37.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 56.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 6.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 13.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 13.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 41.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008653 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £149,500420 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £100,000–£200,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 15an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted