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Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-5MixedLocal authority nursery school142 pupilsNurseryHoughton le SpringSunderland
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher33.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll142Census January 2026

Houghton Le Spring Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Houghton le Spring for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 142 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE0191 584 6655houghtonnurseryschool.org.ukMrs Sarah Dixon-Jones headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

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 Sunderland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll142Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls78 / 64
White British pupils98%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll142164114107110120
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%2%9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%1%4%2%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%5%8%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%2%0%1%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.2full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher33.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,083
Teachers who left in the year23%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

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.

Spend per pupil£8,783England £7,738. Total £1.0m
Income per pupil£10,084England £7,697. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£1,405England £3,480
Money in reserve44%A lot put by: £510k, £4,471 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£148kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,783spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m48812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate114 per 1,000 people25% higher than the England average
Typical house price£154,972Sunderland
Nearest bus stop100 mLake Road, 24 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolCouncil270 m417Outstanding 202299Compare
KepierAcademy630 m1,131Good 202229Compare
Gillas Lane Primary AcademyAcademy660 m134Good 20247Compare
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonAcademy900 m193Report card 202689Compare
Burnside Academy InspiresAcademy0.7 miles174Not inspected26Compare
Newbottle Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles437Report card 202647Compare
Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles208No overall grade 202446Compare
Dubmire PrimaryAcademy1.4 miles479No overall grade 202476Compare
All schools in SunderlandAll schools in Houghton le SpringBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Houghton Le Spring Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Houghton Le Spring Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Houghton Le Spring Nursery School have?

142 pupils aged 3 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
Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE
Telephone
0191 584 6655
Website
www.houghtonnurseryschool.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Dixon-Jones
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Sunderland
Ward
Copt Hill
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108746 · LAESTAB 3941003
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from