Pennywell Early Years Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Sunderland
Pennywell Early Years Centre is a nursery school in Sunderland for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Portsmouth Road, Pennywell, Pennywell Early Years Centre, Sunderland, SR4 9AX
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 38.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Children love attending this school.”
- “They are greeted with welcoming smiles from the staff.”
- “Children see and feel kindness all around them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Pennywell Early Years Centre 0.0 mi Outstanding
- Helping Hands Childcare 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Playdays 4 Kidz C.I.C 0.5 mi Good
- Little Angels Nursery 0.9 mi Good
- Springboard Nursery 1.3 mi Good
- Kids Planet Ettrick Grove 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Apple Blossom Day Nursery 1.4 mi Good
- Apple Blossom Day Nursery 1.4 mi Good