Full-day nursery in Corby Old Village, North Northamptonshire
Pen Green Centre for Children And Families
Pen Green Lane, Corby, NN17 1BJ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2008Reference EY356011Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 10 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 August 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pen Green Lane, Corby, NN17 1BJ · More nurseries in NN17
Stations
- Corby17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Rockingham Primary School, The Game Bird PH and Nasmith Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Glebe Park8 min walk
- Stephenson Way Play Area 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 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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Pen Green Centre for Children And Families is a full-day nursery at Pen Green Lane, Corby, NN17 1BJ, in Corby Old Village, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 139 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Pen Green Centre for Children and Families Governing Body.
Run by Pen Green Centre for Children and Families Governing Body (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Green Centre for Children And FamiliesThis nursery | Outstanding | 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.
- All nurseries in Corby Old Village3
- All nurseries in North Northamptonshire106
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Rockingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Studfall Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Studfall Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 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 Pen Green Centre for Children And Families's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pen Green Centre for Children And Families Outstanding at its inspection on 10 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pen Green Centre for Children And Families take?
Pen Green Centre for Children And Families is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
Who runs Pen Green Centre for Children And Families?
Pen Green Centre for Children And Families is run by Pen Green Centre for Children and Families Governing Body, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pen Green Centre for Children And Families?
Corby is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pen Green Centre for Children And Families?
You can call 01536 400068 and visit www.pengreen.org.
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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 EY356011 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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