Full-day nursery in Spinney Hill, West Northamptonshire
Owls Nest Nursery
164 Broadway East, Northampton, NN3 2PT · 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 September 2019Reference 2542692Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 27 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
164 Broadway East, Northampton, NN3 2PT · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Beverley Crescent, Sandiland Road and Birchfield Road East.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grange Road Open Space7 min walk
- Abington Park10 min walk
- Eastfield Park11 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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Owls Nest Nursery is a full-day nursery at 164 Broadway East, Northampton, NN3 2PT, in Spinney Hill, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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| Owls Nest NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Eastfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Cedar Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- The Arbours Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Kingsley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 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 Owls Nest Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Owls Nest Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Owls Nest Nursery take?
Owls Nest Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
How do I contact Owls Nest Nursery?
You can call 01604 401956 and visit www.owlsnestnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2542692 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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