Sessional pre-school in Drayton, West Northamptonshire
Messy Hands
Nene Hall, Tamar Square, Daventry, NN11 4RB · 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 July 2016Reference EY536573Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 2021Food 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
Nene Hall, Tamar Square, Daventry, NN11 4RB · More nurseries in NN11
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Staverton Road, The Cherwell and 70 Tweed Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grange Childrens Park playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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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Messy Hands is a sessional pre-school at Nene Hall, Tamar Square, Daventry, NN11 4RB, in Drayton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- E-ACT The Grange School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St James Infant School Primaryages 3–8has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Daventry Hill School ages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.8 miles
- Falconer's Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Abbey CofE Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Falconer's Hill Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- DSLV E-ACT Academy All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.2 miles
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 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 Messy Hands's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Messy Hands Good at its inspection on 15 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Messy Hands take?
Messy Hands 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.
- © 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 EY536573 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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