Full-day nursery in Pallion, Sunderland
Springboard Nursery
Springboard Sunderland, The Alec Dickson Centre, Rivergreen Industry Centre, Sunderland, SR4 6AD · 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 November 2004Reference EY292699Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 July 2024Food 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
Springboard Sunderland, The Alec Dickson Centre, Rivergreen Industry Centre, Sunderland, SR4 6AD · More nurseries in SR4
Stations
- Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including St Lukes Road-Margaret Alice Street, Meldon Road and St Lukes Road-Plantation Road.
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.
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Springboard Nursery is a full-day nursery at Springboard Sunderland, The Alec Dickson Centre, Rivergreen Industry Centre, Sunderland, SR4 6AD, in Pallion, Sunderland. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Highfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- North View Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Barnes Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Barnes Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 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 Springboard Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springboard Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Springboard Nursery take?
Springboard Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Springboard Nursery?
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Springboard Nursery?
You can call 0191 515 5334 and visit springboard-nursery.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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY292699 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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