Full-day nursery in Eastfield, West Northamptonshire
Acorn Child Care UK
Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS · 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 January 1992Reference 220111Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 October 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
Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
22 bus stops within 400 m, including Near junction with Bushland Road, United Reform Church and Baptist Chapel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grange Road Open Space5 min walk
- Eastfield Park7 min walk
- Arbours Park South9 min walk
- College Park9 min walk
- Conifer Rise Open Space10 min walk
- Playground8 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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Acorn Child Care UK is a full-day nursery at Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS, in Eastfield, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- The Arbours Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Eastfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 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 0.4 miles
- Boothville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Lumbertubs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Billing Brook Special School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 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 Acorn Child Care UK's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acorn Child Care UK Good at its inspection on 10 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Acorn Child Care UK take?
Acorn Child Care UK is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Tools for parents in West Northamptonshire
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 220111 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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