Full-day nursery in Fence Houses, Sunderland
Dubmire Daycare
Dubmire Primary School, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HL · 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 February 2017Reference EY542957Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 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
Dubmire Primary School, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HL · More nurseries in DH4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Front Street Fence Houses, Durham Street and Front Street - Sedgeletch Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Dubmire Daycare is a full-day nursery at Dubmire Primary School, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HL, in Fence Houses, Sunderland. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dubmire Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Woodlea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Bournmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2022 1.3 miles
- Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.4 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 Dubmire Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dubmire Daycare Good at its inspection on 20 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dubmire Daycare take?
Dubmire Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Dubmire Daycare?
You can call 0191 500 5958 and visit www.dubmire.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.
- 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 EY542957 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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