Boldon Nursery School
Reginald Street, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Boldon Nursery School is a nursery school in Boldon Colliery for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 62 schools in South Tyneside. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 March 2015, report published 26 March 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 June 2024
Children delight in the wide-ranging learning opportunities on offer at Boldon Nursery School. The school has high aspirations for all children who attend here. Leaders and staff bring these to life. Children thrive and do exceptionally well. Staff have a detailed understanding of the children who attend. The precise support and guidance they give to all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enables children to make flying start to their learning journey. Children's attitudes to learning and behaviour are exemplary. The school's work to developing children's social and emotional development is impactful. It means children are inquisitive and curious about the world. Leaders have carefully planned a comprehensive offer that takes children off site regularly. Visits are seamlessly connected to the learning children do in the nursery school. Children revisit different locations such as the coast to embed and extend their learning. They visit across the school year to understand how the seasons impact on the different locations they go to. Parents celebrate the range of skills and knowledge that the school equips children with. One parent summed up the comments of others by saying, 'Boldon Nursery School is an amazing environment for children to grow and develop.'
Pupil numbers and mix
80 pupils on roll
Schools near Boldon Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Gibson Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Hylton Red House Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Clervaux Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| The Sue Hedley Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Walton
- Phone
- 01915363669
- Address
- Reginald Street, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DG
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- URN
- 108665
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.