Full-day nursery in Wadcroft, North Northamptonshire
Railway Children Nursery
The Station Masters House, 61 Station Road, KETTERING, NN15 7HJ · 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 October 2006Reference EY342183Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 2026Food 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
The Station Masters House, 61 Station Road, KETTERING, NN15 7HJ · More nurseries in NN15
Stations
- Kettering1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station, Northampton House and Bus Depot.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadow Road Park5 min walk
- Garden of Rest8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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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Railway Children Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Station Masters House, 61 Station Road, KETTERING, NN15 7HJ, in Wadcroft, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 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 Peter's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- 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 0.9 miles
- Compass Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 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 Railway Children Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Railway Children Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Railway Children Nursery take?
Railway Children Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Railway Children Nursery?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Railway Children Nursery?
You can call 01536 522377 and visit railwaychildrennursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY342183 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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