Full-day nursery in Duston, West Northamptonshire
Rhymetime Northampton
Connolly Lodge, St Crispins, Northampton, NN5 4BW · 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 March 2009Reference EY389531Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 18 August 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
Connolly Lodge, St Crispins, Northampton, NN5 4BW · More nurseries in NN5
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Old Hospital, St Mary's House and White House.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Crispin Park4 min walk
- Errington Park10 min walk
- St Crispin Drive Play Park playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 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.
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Rhymetime Northampton is a full-day nursery at Connolly Lodge, St Crispins, Northampton, NN5 4BW, in Duston, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Avenue Nannies Limited.
Run by Avenue Nannies Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Duston School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Quinton House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Duston Eldean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Hopping Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Millway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Upton Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Harpole Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 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 Rhymetime Northampton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rhymetime Northampton Good at its inspection on 26 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rhymetime Northampton take?
Rhymetime Northampton is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Rhymetime Northampton?
Rhymetime Northampton is run by Avenue Nannies Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Rhymetime Northampton?
You can call 01604 586416.
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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 EY389531 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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