Ofsted report card

Hetton Lyons Nursery School

Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear · DH5 0AH

Inspected by Ofsted on 25 April 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY291968
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 4 March 2005
Local authority: Sunderland

On the Early Years Register.

Where it is

Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear · DH5 0AH. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

3 October 2017 inspection Good
30 October 2012 inspection Outstanding
16 January 2006 inspection Requires Improvement

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Hetton Lyons Nursery School in Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear was last inspected on 25 April 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Hetton Lyons Nursery School has been registered with Ofsted since 4 March 2005. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY291968.

Nearby settings

Hetton Lyons Nursery School <1 km Little Jems <1 km Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton <1 km Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 3.2 km

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