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Langley Moor Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Durham • DH7 8LL
Outstanding
Top 10 Nursery schools in County Durham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
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This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the district of County Durham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
10
Outstanding
6
Good
4
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 60% · G: 40% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Seaham • County Durham • SR7 7NN
Outstanding
3
Horden Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Peterlee • County Durham • SR8 4TB
Outstanding
4
Rosemary Lane Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Peterlee • County Durham • SR8 3BQ
Outstanding
5
Wingate Community Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Wingate • County Durham • TS28 5BD
Outstanding
6
Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Consett • County Durham • DH8 6AY
Outstanding
7
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 7RF
Good
8
Aclet Close Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 6PX
Good
9
Oxhill Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Stanley • County Durham • DH9 7LR
Good
10
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Spennymoor • County Durham • DL16 6EX
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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