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Pennywell Early Years Centre

Portsmouth Road, Pennywell, Sunderland, SR4 9AX

Ofsted: Outstanding

Nursery

Phase

Capacity

2-5

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
180
Boys
93 (52%)
Girls
87 (48%)
SEND
2.2%
FSM Eligible
0.0%
EAL
1.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.6%
SEN Support
1.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
41.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,101/yr

School Information

Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 95.5%
  • Black African: 1.7%
  • Black Other: 1.1%
  • White Other: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%

95.5%

White British

1.7%

Black African

1.1%

Black Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
108753
Establishment No.
1012

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