Full-day nursery in Upton, West Northamptonshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows
Barring Street, Upton Meadows, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 4DD · 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
Barring Street, Upton Meadows, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 4DD · More nurseries in NN5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Square, High Street and Kent Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Upton Country Park7 min walk
- Duston Mill Reservoir11 min walk
- St Luke's Field12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Marina Park Play Park playground10 min walk
- St. Luke's Playground12 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.
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows is a full-day nursery at Barring Street, Upton Meadows, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 4DD, in Upton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by New Duston Pre-School Limited.
Run by New Duston Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton MeadowsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at MillwayFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Caring KindergartensFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Woodleys Park Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Noah's Ark PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tudor Manor Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Rhymetime NorthamptonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Upton Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Millway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Quinton House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Lyncrest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Pineham Barns Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Chiltern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 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 Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows Good at its inspection on 20 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows is run by New Duston Pre-School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows?
You can call 0800 699 0044 and visit ashbournedaynurseries.com.
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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 EY359831 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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