Full-day nursery in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Monkey Puzzle Kettering
Former School Lane Clinic, British Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0BP · 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 2017Reference EY547177Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Former School Lane Clinic, British Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0BP · More nurseries in NN16
Stations
- Kettering13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
33 bus stops within 400 m, including Ebenezer Place, Bus Interchange and School Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pocket Park4 min walk
- Garden of Rest5 min walk
- Meadow Road Park6 min walk
- Millroad Park9 min walk
- Pocket Park9 min walk
- Playground7 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 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.
What parents say
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Monkey Puzzle Kettering is a full-day nursery at Former School Lane Clinic, British Lane, KETTERING, NN16 0BP, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Compass Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 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 Monkey Puzzle Kettering's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Kettering Good at its inspection on 4 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Kettering take?
Monkey Puzzle Kettering is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Kettering?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Kettering?
You can call 01536 512431 and visit monkeypuzzlekettering.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY547177 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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