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Borough Road Nursery School
Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–5 · Council nursery school
Borough Road, Darlington DL1 1SG · darlingtonnurseryschools.org.uk · 01325 380785
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Pupils
- 109
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Borough Road Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 26
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲92% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 50% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%
based on the 8% who had a child bullied