Full-day nursery in Sacriston, Durham
Castle Kindergarten
Fyndoune Community College, Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6LU · 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 August 2017Reference EY546317Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Fyndoune Community College, Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6LU · More nurseries in DH7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Findon Hill post box, Findon Hilltop and Fynway Turning Circle.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Durham there are about 4.6 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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Castle Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Fyndoune Community College, Findon Hill, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6LU, in Sacriston, Durham. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Castle Kindergarten Limited.
Run by Castle Kindergarten Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Castle KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sacriston Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Witton Gilbert Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.1 miles
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2019 1.6 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 Good at its inspection on 3 October 2022, 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 48 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 371 2895 and visit www.castlekindergarten.org.
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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 EY546317 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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