Full-day nursery in Lyons, Sunderland
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2005Reference EY291968Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH · More nurseries in DH5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Station Road-Industrial Estate, North Road and Colliery Lane-Four Lane Ends.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elemore Country Park6 min walk
- Hetton Lyons Country Park8 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Sunderland there are about 5.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Hetton Lyons Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH, in Lyons, Sunderland. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hetton Lyons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Hetton Lyons Nursery School Nurseryages 1–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Hetton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Easington Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.2 miles
- East Rainton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Hetton Lyons Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hetton Lyons Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 25 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hetton Lyons Nursery School take?
Hetton Lyons Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hetton Lyons Nursery School?
You can call 0191 563 4200 and visit www.hettonlyonsprimaryschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY291968 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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