Sessional pre-school in Merefield, West Northamptonshire
Simon De Senlis Pre-School
Simon de Senlis Primary School, Hilldrop Road, Northampton, NN4 0PH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 1997Reference 219888Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 May 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
Simon de Senlis Primary School, Hilldrop Road, Northampton, NN4 0PH · More nurseries in NN4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Simon de Senlis Primary School, Danes Camp Leisure Centre and Harrier Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grangewood Park2 min walk
- Penn Valley Park3 min walk
- East Hunsbury Park6 min walk
- Hunsbury Hill Country Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Simon De Senlis Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Simon de Senlis Primary School, Hilldrop Road, Northampton, NN4 0PH, in Merefield, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon De Senlis Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Abbey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Gloucester Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- East Hunsbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Wootton Park School All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Overstone Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.5 miles
- Hunsbury Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Simon De Senlis Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Simon De Senlis Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 1 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Simon De Senlis Pre-School take?
Simon De Senlis Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Simon De Senlis Pre-School?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
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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 219888 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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