Full-day nursery in Hylton Castle, Sunderland
Castle Kindergarten
Cheltenham House, Cheltenham Road, Sunderland, SR5 3QH · 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 August 2017Reference EY546318Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 12 March 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
Cheltenham House, Cheltenham Road, Sunderland, SR5 3QH · More nurseries in SR5
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Caithness Road, Cheadle Road and Cardigan Road-Caithness Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Hylton Castle Play Park playground10 min walk
- Hylton Castle Play Park playground10 min walk
- Hylton Castle Play Park playground10 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 Cheltenham House, Cheltenham Road, Sunderland, SR5 3QH, in Hylton Castle, Sunderland. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2024, 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hylton Castle Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.1 miles
- Bexhill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Town End Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Castletown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Harry Watts Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 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 11 December 2024, 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 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Kindergarten?
Castle Kindergarten is run by Castle Kindergarten Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Kindergarten?
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY546318 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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