Full-day nursery in Penshaw, Sunderland
Barnwell Academy
Barnwell School, Whitefield Estate, New Penshaw, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, DH4 7RT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2014Reference EY477912Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 January 2020Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Barnwell School, Whitefield Estate, New Penshaw, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, DH4 7RT · More nurseries in DH4
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Avondale Avenue, Chester Road-Windermere Crescent and Avondale Avuenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Herrington Country Park9 min walk
- Barnwell Park playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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.
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Barnwell Academy is a full-day nursery at Barnwell School, Whitefield Estate, New Penshaw, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, DH4 7RT, in Penshaw, Sunderland. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barnwell Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- New Penshaw Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Shiney Row Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Fatfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Bournmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 miles
- Columbia Grange School ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2020 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Barnwell Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barnwell Academy Outstanding at its inspection on 3 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barnwell Academy take?
Barnwell Academy is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact Barnwell Academy?
You can call 0191 584 4440 and visit www.barnwellacademy.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY477912 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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