Full-day nursery in Earls Barton, North Northamptonshire
Pied Piper Pre-School
Portacabin, Earls Barton Junior School, Broad Street, Earls Barton, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 0ND · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Portacabin, Earls Barton Junior School, Broad Street, Earls Barton, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 0ND · More nurseries in NN6
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, The Old Swan PH and Clarke Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Recreational area4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 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.
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Pied Piper Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Portacabin, Earls Barton Junior School, Broad Street, Earls Barton, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 0ND, in Earls Barton, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pied Piper Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Saxon Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Claremont Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Earls Barton Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Great Doddington Village PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at WellingboroughFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Happy Days ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Earls Barton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ecton Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.7 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 Pied Piper Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pied Piper Pre-School Good at its inspection on 20 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pied Piper Pre-School take?
Pied Piper Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 220204 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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