Full-day nursery in Eastfield, West Northamptonshire
Readwell Care
The Manning Barn Russell House, Rickyard Road, Northampton, NN3 3QZ · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Manning Barn Russell House, Rickyard Road, Northampton, NN3 3QZ · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Northampton College, Paxton Road and The Headlands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Arbours Park South1 min walk
- College Park2 min walk
- Lumbertubs Park7 min walk
- Eastfield Park7 min walk
- Grassmere Avenue Linear Open Space9 min walk
- Rillwood Court Play Area playground10 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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Readwell Care is a full-day nursery at The Manning Barn Russell House, Rickyard Road, Northampton, NN3 3QZ, in Eastfield, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Arbours Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Lumbertubs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Billing Brook Special School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Boothville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Lings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Eastfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 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 Readwell Care's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Readwell Care Good at its inspection on 23 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Readwell Care take?
Readwell Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 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 EY477722 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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