Full-day nursery in Sourmilk Hill, Sunderland
Mill Hill Childcare
Mill Hill Nursery School, Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ · 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 2018Reference EY560998Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places6 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 November 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Mill Hill Nursery School, Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ · More nurseries in SR3
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Doxford Park Mill Hill, Burdon Road-Bayhurst Crescent and Burdon Road-Closeburn Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Mill Hill Childcare is a full-day nursery at Mill Hill Nursery School, Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ, in Sourmilk Hill, Sunderland. It is registered for 6 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mill Hill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- Mill Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.1 miles
- New Silksworth Academy Infant Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- New Silksworth Academy Junior Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Farringdon Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Ryhope Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 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 Mill Hill Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mill Hill Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 23 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mill Hill Childcare take?
Mill Hill Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 6 children at any one time.
How do I contact Mill Hill Childcare?
You can call 0191 522 0505 and visit millhillnursery.org.uk.
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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 EY560998 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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