# Pennywell Early Years Centre

Pennywell Early Years Centre is a nursery school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 2 to 5.

It had 147 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Nursery school. Code E108753. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Nursery
- Type: Local authority nursery school
- Ages: 2 to 5
- Pupils: 147
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 108753

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Academy 360](https://openindex.co.uk/school/academy-360-e145477): 130 m. All-through. Good (overall), May 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-roman-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e108843): 240 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Christ's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christs-college-e138567): 550 m. All-through. Good (overall), October 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South Hylton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-hylton-primary-academy-e144447): 710 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-view-academy-e141153): 870 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2023
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e149036): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/108753)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108753)

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