Full-day nursery in Abington Vale, West Northamptonshire
Abington Vale PlaySchool
10 Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, NN3 3AF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
10 Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, NN3 3AF · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Road to Morocco, Middle School and Williton Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abington Park6 min walk
- Standens Barn Linear Park West10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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 West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 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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Abington Vale PlaySchool is a full-day nursery at 10 Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, NN3 3AF, in Abington Vale, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 11 reviews (October 2026).
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| Abington Vale PlaySchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- Abington Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Standens Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Cedar Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Barry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Stimpson Avenue Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.1 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 Abington Vale PlaySchool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abington Vale PlaySchool Good at its inspection on 10 May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abington Vale PlaySchool take?
Abington Vale PlaySchool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Abington Vale PlaySchool?
You can call 07840 432388 and visit www.abingtonvaleplayschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 220115 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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