Best 3 Nursery schools in County Durham – comparison
Comparison of nursery schools: Horden Nursery School (Nursery) in Peterlee; Seaham Harbour Nursery School (Nursery) in Seaham; George Dent Nursery School (Nursery) in Darlington — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Horden Nursery School, Seaham Harbour Nursery School and George Dent Nursery School. They are nursery phase and local authority nursery school type located around Peterlee, County Durham, Seaham, County Durham and Darlington, County Durham. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Horden Nursery School), published Apr 2015. The most recent inspection on record is for Horden Nursery School (Apr 2015). average roll around ≈ 100, combined total ≈ 350, typical FSM 0–5%; across local authorities including County Durham and Darlington.
| Attribute |
Horden Nursery School
SR8 4TB
|
Seaham Harbour Nursery School
SR7 7NN
|
George Dent Nursery School
DL3 7PY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Nursery • Local authority nursery school | Nursery • Local authority nursery school | Nursery • Local authority nursery school |
| Location |
Peterlee County Durham SR8 4TB |
Seaham County Durham SR7 7NN |
Darlington County Durham DL3 7PY |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 20 Apr 2015 | 1 20 Apr 2015 | 1 11 Mar 2015 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | — | — | — |
| Capacity utilisation | — | — | — |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | County Durham (840) | County Durham (840) | Darlington (841) |
| Website | hordennursery.durham.sch.uk | www.seahamharbour.durham.sch.uk | www.darlingtonnurseryschools.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01915865415 | 01915812829 | 01325380802 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 4TB - Ofsted
- 1 20 Apr 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- County Durham (840)
- Website
- hordennursery.durham.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01915865415
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Seaham
County Durham
SR7 7NN - Ofsted
- 1 20 Apr 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- County Durham (840)
- Website
- www.seahamharbour.durham.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01915812829
- Phase / Type
- Nursery • Local authority nursery school
- Location
- Darlington
County Durham
DL3 7PY - Ofsted
- 1 11 Mar 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Darlington (841)
- Website
- www.darlingtonnurseryschools.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01325380802
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