Full-day nursery in Croughton, West Northamptonshire
Puddleducks Pre School
Croughton C Of E School, High Street, Brackley, NN13 5LT · 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 December 2014Reference EY485372Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 June 2025Food 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
Croughton C Of E School, High Street, Brackley, NN13 5LT · More nurseries in NN13
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel End.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Puddleducks Pre School is a full-day nursery at Croughton C Of E School, High Street, Brackley, NN13 5LT, in Croughton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puddleducks Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Puddleducks Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Newbottle and Charlton Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Kings Sutton Pre-School PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
| Little Fishes Pre-School (Brackley)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
| Little Oaks Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.6 miles |
| Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley)Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 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 Puddleducks Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleducks Pre School Good at its inspection on 20 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleducks Pre School take?
Puddleducks Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 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 EY485372 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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