Pennywell Early Years Centre
Local authority nursery school in Sunderland, Sunderland.
School details
| Phase | Nursery |
|---|---|
| Type | Local authority nursery school |
| Age range | 2 to 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 147 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Free school meals | .00% |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Address | Portsmouth Road, Pennywell, Pennywell Early Years Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 9AX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://pennywellearlyyears.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 07891677454 |
| URN | 108753 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 June 2025, published 10 July 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 3 November 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hylton Red House Nursery School (nursery school, about 2.8 km)
- Mill Hill Nursery School (nursery school, about 4.4 km)
- Usworth Colliery Nursery School (nursery school, about 5.0 km)
- Helen Gibson Nursery School (nursery school, about 5.4 km)
- Boldon Nursery School (nursery school, about 5.6 km)
- Houghton Le Spring Nursery School (nursery school, about 6.4 km)
- Oxclose Nursery School (nursery school, about 6.4 km)
- Clervaux Nursery School (nursery school, about 9.0 km)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.