Nursery school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8AE
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 11 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- Girls / boys
- 64 / 78
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 0%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sunderland 034B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- Ages 3–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Dixon-Jones
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward
- Copt Hill
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- URN
- 108746
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest nursery schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2023 | — | 2 mi |
| Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school | No grade | — | 4 mi |
| Oxclose Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 4.9 mi |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Good 2024 | — | 5.5 mi |
| Seaham Harbour Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 5.5 mi |
| Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2022 | — | 5.7 mi |
| Rosemary Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Outstanding 2022 | — | 5.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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