Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Darlington for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 109 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG01325 380785darlingtonnurseryschools.org.ukMrs Helen Dummett headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 February 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 18 February 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 18 February 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Darlington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (14), Physical disability (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 109 | 97 | 85 | 98 | 84 | 66 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 15% | 6% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 11% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 9% | 14% | 11% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington College | Further education | 640 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 282 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| The Rydal Academy | Academy | 990 m | 584 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy | Academy | 990 m | 587 | Good 2020 | 13 | Compare |
| George Dent Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.6 miles | 97 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 224 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Polam Hall School | Free school | 0.7 miles | 842 | Report card 2025 | 37 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Borough Road Nursery School a good school?
Borough Road Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2020.
What is Borough Road Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Borough Road Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 4 February 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Borough Road Nursery School have?
109 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG
- Telephone
- 01325 380785
- Website
- www.darlingtonnurseryschools.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Dummett
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward
- Park East
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 113982 · LAESTAB 8411030
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.