Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 1–4 · Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland
Hetton Lyons Nursery School is a nursery school in Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland for ages 1–4 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 1–4
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 110 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “School leaders have created a family-friendly atmosphere.”
- “Relationships between staff, parents and carers, and children are highly positive.”
- “Parents value the work of staff and the experiences that they create for the children.”
To improve
- “However, in mathematics, the delivery of the curriculum is sometimes disjointed.”
- “There is not a clear enough sequence of learning.”
- “Some aspects of mathematics are being taught before some children have a firm enough grasp of prior learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Hetton Lyons Nursery School 0.1 mi Outstanding
- Little Jems 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Houghton Community Nursery School 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Nesham Private Nursery 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- Chilton Meadows Nursery 2.4 mi Good
- Dubmire Daycare 2.7 mi Good