Pennywell Early Years Centre
Nursery · Sunderland · SR4 9AX
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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 17 June 2025
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147 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 108753
In figures
At its inspection on 17 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. It had 147 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 93% (Sunderland 82%, England 60%) · Black African 3% (Sunderland 6%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sunderland 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sunderland 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Sunderland 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Sunderland 2%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,640; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 83% (79%) · premises 6% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 8% (8%) · educational supplies 5% (2%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £518,574; in-year balance +£122,138
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 17 June 2025: Outstanding
- 3 November 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 31 October 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 28.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 15.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 29.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 43.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 41.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 8.4% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 5.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 39.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008810 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £135,500284 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £112,000–£180,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 7an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 11an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 31an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted