Sessional pre-school in Gretton, North Northamptonshire
Chirpy Chicks Pre-School
Gretton Primary School, Kirby Road, Gretton, CORBY, NN17 3DB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Gretton Primary School, Kirby Road, Gretton, CORBY, NN17 3DB · More nurseries in NN17
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including (Gretton) Primary School, Gretton Village Hall and Fulwell Avenue Turning Circle.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Chirpy Chicks Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Gretton Primary School, Kirby Road, Gretton, CORBY, NN17 3DB, in Gretton, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gretton Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Chirpy Chicks Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chirpy Chicks Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 23 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chirpy Chicks Pre-School take?
Chirpy Chicks Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY452694 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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