Full-day nursery in Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire
Clarecroft Day Nursery
Clarecroft Day Nursery, 34 High Street, Northampton, NN6 7RD · 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
Clarecroft Day Nursery, 34 High Street, Northampton, NN6 7RD · More nurseries in NN6
Stations
- Long Buckby17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including 8 Market Place, The Peacock PH and Holyoake Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mill Park (Long Buckby Nature Reserve)12 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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Clarecroft Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Clarecroft Day Nursery, 34 High Street, Northampton, NN6 7RD, in Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarecroft Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Long Buckby Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Ryehills Farm Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Crick Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.9 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at DaventryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.0 miles |
| Holbourn House Day Nursery LTDFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.3 miles |
| School House Day CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Long Buckby Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Long Buckby Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 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 Clarecroft Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clarecroft Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clarecroft Day Nursery take?
Clarecroft Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Clarecroft Day Nursery?
Long Buckby is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY489420 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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