The Sue Hedley Nursery School
Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, NE31 1QY
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ashley Borthwick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 132799
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914287656
About this school
The Sue Hedley Nursery School is a nursery school in Hebburn. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Sue Hedley Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Sue Hedley 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 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
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)
- 90.91%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clervaux Nursery School1.0 miles
Nursery · Jarrow
-
Monkchester Road Nursery School2.1 miles
Nursery · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Boldon Nursery School2.8 miles
Nursery · Boldon Colliery
-
Helen Gibson Nursery School3.7 miles
Nursery · East Boldon
-
Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School4.1 miles
Nursery · North Shields
Other schools in Hebburn
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn Primary
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Toner Avenue Primary School Primary
- Hebburn Comprehensive School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy Secondary
- Groundwork South and North Tyneside Other types
- Keelman's Way School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Sue Hedley Nursery School teach?
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Hebburn.
- Who is the headteacher of The Sue Hedley Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Sue Hedley Nursery School is Mrs Ashley Borthwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Sue Hedley Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Sue Hedley 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 many pupils are at The Sue Hedley Nursery School?
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is The Sue Hedley Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Sue Hedley Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Sue Hedley Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Sue Hedley Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Sue Hedley Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists The Sue Hedley Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Sue Hedley 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 The Sue Hedley 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 30 June 2026.