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Best Nursery schools in Northamptonshire

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements (showing top 10 – Go Pro for full list)
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These rankings cover nursery schools in the county of Northamptonshire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.

Graded nursery schools
9
Outstanding
3
Good
5
Median inspection year
2015

Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)

O: 33% · G: 56% · RI: 11% · I: 0%

Summary

Outstanding: 3 Good: 5 Requires improvement: 1 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Dec 2012 (exact date for Pro)
Latest inspection
Jun 2024 (exact date for Pro)

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Wellingborough • NN8 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Feb 2015 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Gloucester Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Northampton • NN4 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Dec 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Corby • NN17 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Dec 2012 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 4.
    Wallace Road Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Northampton • NN2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 5.
    Parklands Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Northampton • NN3 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Nov 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 6.
    Highfield Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Wellingborough • NN8 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Mar 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 7.
    Ronald Tree Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Kettering • NN16 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Sep 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 8.
    Whitehills Nursery School
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Northampton • NN2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Feb 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 9.
    Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families
    Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Northampton • NN5 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
  1. Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
  2. More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
  3. Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
  4. We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.

Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.

About Ofsted grades
  • Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
  • Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
  • Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
  • Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.

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