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Langley Moor Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school46 pupilsNurseryDurhamCounty Durham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, May 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher24.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll46Census January 2026

Langley Moor Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Durham for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 46 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 outstanding, back in 2024.

Brandon Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LL0191 378 0830langleymoornursery.durham.sch.ukMrs C Ferguson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
19 April 2023UngradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

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 County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll46Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support2%1 pupil with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls23 / 23
White British pupils91%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll466047444967
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language7%5%15%2%6%6%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support3%4%7%8%6%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers1.6full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher24.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.4full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year0%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£9,319England £7,738. Total £429k
Income per pupil£10,046England £7,697. Total £462k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,818England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £43k, £930 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£33kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,319spent 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 m15212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate98 per 1,000 people7% higher than the England average
Typical house price£143,000County Durham
Nearest bus stop30 mNursery School, 16 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
Langley Moor Primary SchoolCouncil60 m195Good 202276Compare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorAcademy530 m66No overall grade 202578Compare
Browney Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles181Good 202279Compare
Brandon Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles280No overall grade 202444Compare
Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryCouncil1.0 miles277Good 202471Compare
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.3 miles397Report card 202690Compare
Durham Cathedral Schools FoundationIndependent1.4 miles661Not inspectedCompare
Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolCouncil1.5 miles1,667No overall grade 202579Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Langley Moor Nursery School a good school?

Langley Moor Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2024.

What is Langley Moor Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Langley Moor Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 15 May 2024.

How many pupils does Langley Moor Nursery School have?

46 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
Brandon Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LL
Telephone
0191 378 0830
Website
langleymoornursery.durham.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs C Ferguson
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
County Durham
Ward
Brandon
Constituency
City of Durham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113977 · LAESTAB 8401025

Where these figures come from