Oxhill Nursery School
Oxhill, Stanley, DH9 7LR
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Julia Watson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 113970
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207232266
About this school
Oxhill Nursery School is a nursery school in Stanley. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 109 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Oxhill 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 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechdale Nursery School4.5 miles
Nursery · Consett
-
Oxclose Nursery School7.0 miles
Nursery · Washington
-
Bensham Grove Nursery School7.0 miles
Nursery · Gateshead
-
Ashfield Nursery School7.7 miles
Nursery · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Langley Moor Nursery School8.4 miles
Nursery · Durham
Other schools in Stanley
- Annfield Plain Infant School Primary
- Annfield Plain Junior School Primary
- Beamish Primary School Primary
- Bloemfontein Primary School Primary
- Catchgate Primary School Primary
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School Primary
- East Stanley School Primary
- Greenland Community Primary School Primary
- Shield Row Primary School Primary
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- South Stanley Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oxhill Nursery School teach?
- Oxhill Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in Stanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Oxhill Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oxhill Nursery School is Miss Julia Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oxhill Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oxhill 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 Oxhill Nursery School?
- Oxhill Nursery School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Oxhill Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oxhill Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oxhill Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oxhill Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Oxhill 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 Oxhill 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 29 June 2026.