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Mill Hill Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school169 pupilsNurserySunderland
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, March 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll169Census January 2026

Mill Hill Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Sunderland for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 169 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.

Torphin Hill Drive, Doxford Park, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ0191 522 0505Mrs Sarah Dixon-Jones headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 March 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
5 July 2022UngradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - 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 Sunderland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll169Census 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 girls89 / 80
White British pupils100%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll169143105124130117
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%3%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%2%1%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–1%3%9%5%4%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%0%0%1%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.2full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher–Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£59,181
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£9,061England £7,738. Total £861k
Income per pupil£9,960England £7,697. Total £946k
Spent on teachers per pupil£1,999England £3,480
Money in reserve33%A lot put by: £310k, £3,267 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£85kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,061spent 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 m14012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate81 per 1,000 people11% lower than the England average
Typical house price£154,972Sunderland
Nearest bus stop190 mDoxford Park Way - Hallfield Close, 10 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
Mill Hill Primary SchoolCouncil50 m434Good 202482Compare
Portland AcademyAcademy860 m207Good 2019–Compare
New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy0.6 miles215Good 202477Compare
New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy0.6 miles200Good 202429Compare
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy0.6 miles207Good 202290Compare
Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy0.8 miles333No overall grade 202498Compare
Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy0.9 miles738Report card 20265Compare
Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy1.0 miles712Report card 202665Compare
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Questions parents ask

Is Mill Hill Nursery School a good school?

Mill Hill Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in March 2024.

What is Mill Hill Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Mill Hill Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 12 March 2024.

How many pupils does Mill Hill Nursery School have?

169 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
Torphin Hill Drive, Doxford Park, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ
Telephone
0191 522 0505
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Dixon-Jones
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
Sunderland
Ward
Doxford
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108752 · LAESTAB 3941011
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from