Etherley Lane Nursery School

State-Funded School

etherley-lane-nursery-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Bishop AucklandConstituency

DL14 7RFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Etherley Lane Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–4, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 44 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Pupils

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

—

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 4
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 44
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
21 Sept 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Good	Good	Inadequate
21 Apr 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.