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Pupils enjoy coming to this warm and welcoming school. They appreciate being part of an inclusive community where they can be themselves. (Ofsted March 2025)
Inside the school, there is a tangible sense of belonging. (Ofsted March 2025)
Staff are proud to work here, and they put pupils at the heart of everything they do. (Ofsted March 2025)
Pupils want to do well at school, and they take pride in their work. They achieve well during their time at the school. (Ofsted March 2025)
The school’s approach to pupils’ wider development is impressive. There is a keen focus on creating ambition and curiosity among pupils. (Ofsted March 2025)

Welcome to Etherley Lane Nursery & Primary Federation

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At Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary Federation, we know that we are privileged to be part of your child’s lifelong learning journey. We know that in our midst we have the future! If your child, at heart is a dancer, we want them to dance! We want them to boogie like Ashley Banjo to ballet-like Dacey Bussell. A singer, we want them to sing and perform – from Stormzy to Sinatra, P!NK, Prince or Pavarotti! If music’s their thing we want them to play and sing!

If your child is the next Alex Scott or David Weir we want to teach them confidence, skills in sport and the ability to write and talk about it with passion. If your child is the next Mary Anning or Alan Turing we want to deliver a rich and full experience to develop their skills to think scientifically, notice pattern and draw on maths and computing skills to make links, all the time encouraging them to be brave, make discoveries and believe in themselves.

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

5 days ago

Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation
Etherley Lane Construction Site!Our preschool children have enjoyed taking on the role of “builders” in our classroom construction site, this was such an enriching experience with lots of teamwork, sharing, problem solving and opportunity for talk and language development. 👷‍♀️🧱🚧🔨🦺 ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

7 days ago

Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation
Nursery will be taking part in Barnardo’s BIG TODDLE on Friday 12th June!We will be taking on a fun-filled, safari-themed sponsored walk specifically designed for children under five! We will crawl, stomp, run and jump our way to the finish line, all in the hope of raising money for children all across the country! Barnardo’s charity does amazing work to make sure children and young people feel safer, happier and healthier. Their strategy is to bring love, care and hope into the lives of children, providing them with a place to belong, a good childhood and the opportunity to thrive when they grow up! Please, support us in our mission to help children just like yours to have a safe and happy childhood by sponsoring our Big Toddle! Follow the link to our Just Giving page if you would like to donate. Here is what your money could do: -£10 could pay for toys and games for a child’s play therapy sessions. - £25 could cover school essentials or activities to promote mental and physical wellbeing. - £240 could help feed a family for a month and make sure their children have breakfast before they go to school. - £800 could provide specialist support for a family struggling to make ends meet to access longer term financial advice. www.justgiving.com/page/etherleylanenursery?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

1 week ago

Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation
Good luck this week to our amazing Year 6 children who will be sitting their SATS in the coming days, we are so proud of each and every one of you. Remember these tests are only a tiny part of the wonderful journey you’ve had at Etherley Lane. To us you are all superstars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

2 weeks ago

Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation
🩵💛 We are excited to announce that we will be holding our second ever Colour Run at school—a fun, energetic, and memorable event that was such a huge success last year! 🩵💛This vibrant activity will bring pupils together for an afternoon of laughter, teamwork and colour, all while encouraging fitness and a positive sense of community within our school.We are asking for donations to raise money to fund resources for our school and nursery. Friends and family can sponsor your child by the following link - gofund.me/967fcd7fePlease can we ask all parents also complete the consent for children to take part via the Trips section on Arbor?Thank you for your continued support ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Zoo Lab! 🐸🐛🐌🪱🕷️🪲🪳Yesterday, Nursery had a visit from some very small and very special visitors. Linking to our topic of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” the children had the amazing experience of bringing in the story to life through observing and handling some mini beasts! Thank you to Zoo Lab for giving the children an unforgettable afternoon! ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

3 weeks ago

Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation
✨ We have Exciting News! ✨We’re delighted to share that we have been selected to take part in the Tesco Stronger Starts Scheme at our local Tesco store in Bishop Auckland! 🎉This is a fantastic opportunity for us to raise funds for much-needed library resources for our 'Reading Lane' Library in school 📚✨You can support us very easily — every time you shop at Tesco, simply:🩵 Collect your blue token at checkout💛 Pop it into the Stronger Starts box for our projectEvery token counts and helps us create an even better reading environment for our children! 💙💛The scheme is now live and runs until the end of July, so please spread the word and get voting whenever you visit the store.Thank you so much for your continued support! 🙌📖 ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Please see the following link for our Summer Term Newsletter 🩵💛 ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

3 weeks ago

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In Art, Year 1 have been learning about colour mixing when painting. They know how to mix primary colours to make secondary colours. Today, we looked at a piece of art by Jasper Johns, ‘Numbers in Color,’ and recreated our own version using both primary and secondary colours. 🎨🖌️ ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

3 weeks ago

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📣 We have some exciting opportunities for roles within our Federation as detailed below. If you are interested in a position or know anyone who would be interested, please follow the links for further information and for details on how to submit your application form 📣Cleaner, closing date 8th May 2026 - www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Cleaner/295066Out of Hours Supervisor, closing date 8th May 2026 - www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Out_of_Hours_Supervisor/295068 ... See MoreSee Less

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Etherley Lane Nursery and Primary School Federation

4 weeks ago

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Year 4 created some amazing canvas’ inspired by our new English book Harry Potter!🪄🎨💙💛 ... See MoreSee Less

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International School Award
Fairtrade We are a Fair Aware School
Durham Young Carers Charter Accredited
Educate & Celebrate
Eco Schools Silver
Healthy School Plus
Investing in Children
Arts Council Gold

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Nursery Tel: 01388 604 835 · Email: etherleylanenursery@durhamlearning.net

Primary Tel: 01388 603 105 · Email: etherleylane@durhamlearning.net


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