Full-day nursery in Hillview, Sunderland
Banana Moon Sunderland
Rowlandson House, 1-2 Rowlandson Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7SU · 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 July 2024Reference 2790752Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rowlandson House, 1-2 Rowlandson Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7SU · More nurseries in SR2
Stations
- Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Sunderland23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Ryhope Road-China Street, Ryhope Road-Cedars Park and Villette Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barley Mow Park2 min walk
- Backhouse Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Spelter Works Road Play Area playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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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Banana Moon Sunderland is a full-day nursery at Rowlandson House, 1-2 Rowlandson Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7SU, in Hillview, Sunderland. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Valley Road Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Ashbrooke School ages 5–19 0.3 miles
- Hill View Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Grangetown Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Hill View Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Argyle House School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Hudson Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 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 Banana Moon Sunderland's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Sunderland Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Sunderland take?
Banana Moon Sunderland is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Sunderland?
Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Sunderland?
You can call 0191 500 1911 and visit www.bananamoon-sunderland.co.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2790752 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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