Full-day nursery in Albany, Sunderland
Castle Kindergarten
Albany Teaching And Learning Centre, Albany Village Primary School, Washington, NE37 1UA · 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 June 2017Reference EY546316Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 2026Food 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
Albany Teaching And Learning Centre, Albany Village Primary School, Washington, NE37 1UA · More nurseries in NE37
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Albany Way and Albany Way - Windlass Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Albany Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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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Castle Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Albany Teaching And Learning Centre, Albany Village Primary School, Washington, NE37 1UA, in Albany, Sunderland. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Castle Kindergarten Limited.
Run by Castle Kindergarten Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Albany Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- George Washington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Wessington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Blackfell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 miles
- Usworth Colliery Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 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 Castle Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 18 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Kindergarten take?
Castle Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Kindergarten?
Castle Kindergarten is run by Castle Kindergarten Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Castle Kindergarten?
You can call 0191 418 7122 and visit www.castlekindergarten.org.
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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 EY546316 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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