Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LA
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Ruth Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 108751
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914166767
About this school
Oxclose Nursery School is a nursery school in Washington. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 77 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Oxclose Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Usworth Colliery Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · Washington
-
Pennywell Early Years Centre4.0 miles
Nursery · Sunderland
-
Bensham Grove Nursery School4.8 miles
Nursery · Gateshead
-
Hylton Red House Nursery School4.8 miles
Nursery · Sunderland
-
Boldon Nursery School4.9 miles
Nursery · Boldon Colliery
Other schools in Washington
- Usworth Colliery Nursery School Nursery
- Albany Village Primary School Primary
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary
- Biddick Primary School Primary
- Blackfell Primary School Primary
- Fatfield Academy Primary
- George Washington Primary School Primary
- Holley Park Academy Primary
- John F Kennedy Primary School Primary
- Lambton Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oxclose Nursery School teach?
- Oxclose Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Oxclose Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oxclose Nursery School is Miss Ruth Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oxclose Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oxclose Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oxclose Nursery School?
- Oxclose Nursery School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Oxclose Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oxclose Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oxclose Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oxclose Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Oxclose Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Oxclose Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Oxclose Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oxclose Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.