George Dent Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Darlington (Darlington).
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Nearby schools
nearest first37 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 0.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 364 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (May 2012) |
| Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 282 | Good, 2023 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2024 |
| Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 362 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Borough Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.7 mi | Nursery | 109 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Polam Hall SchoolFree schools | 0.7 mi | All-through | 842 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 264 | Good, 2022 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Darlington CollegeFurther education | 0.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Rise Carr CollegePupil referral unit | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | 67 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2023 |
| Carmel CollegeAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,367 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2012) |
| Gurney Pease AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 191 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 295 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Marchbank Free SchoolFree schools special | 1.2 mi | Special | 63 | Good, 2024 |
| St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 587 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| The Rydal AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 584 | Good, 2022 |
| Skerne Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 248 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 407 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Hummersknott AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,215 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Longfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 660 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 259 | Good, 2022 |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| St John's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 249 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| West Park AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 464 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Wyvern AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 464 | Good, 2023 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 322 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 342 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2011, previous school) |
| Beaumont Hill AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 399 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Haughton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 854 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Springfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 236 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Embleton ViewOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 34 | - |
| Red Hall Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 207 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Firthmoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 279 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income2
Employment2
Education and skills4
Health1
Crime3
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 125
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