Full-day nursery in Castletown, Sunderland
Apple Blossom Day Nursery
St. Catherines Court, 2 & 3 Timber Beach Road, Sunderland Enterprise Park, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3XJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2012Reference EY450875Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 18 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Catherines Court, 2 & 3 Timber Beach Road, Sunderland Enterprise Park, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3XJ · More nurseries in SR5
Stations
- Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Timber Beach Road, Colima Avenue and Chaffinch Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Sunderland there are about 5.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Apple Blossom Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Catherines Court, 2 & 3 Timber Beach Road, Sunderland Enterprise Park, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3XJ, in Castletown, Sunderland. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited.
Run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Castletown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Willow Wood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Harry Watts Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- North View Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Highfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Apple Blossom Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Blossom Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Blossom Day Nursery take?
Apple Blossom Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Apple Blossom Day Nursery?
Apple Blossom Day Nursery is run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Apple Blossom Day Nursery?
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Apple Blossom Day Nursery?
You can call 0191 548 9000 and visit www.appleblossomdaynursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY450875 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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