Full-day nursery in Far Cotton, West Northamptonshire
St Mary's Day Nursery
Towcester Road, Northampton, NN4 8EZ · 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 January 1996Reference 220164Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 January 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
Towcester Road, Northampton, NN4 8EZ · More nurseries in NN4
Stations
- Northampton19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Delapre Street, Delapre Crescent Road and Towcester Road Rec.
Parks and playgrounds
- Far Cotton Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Duston Mill Reservoir10 min walk
- Delapre Estate11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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St Mary's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Towcester Road, Northampton, NN4 8EZ, in Far Cotton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hospital and Outreach Education ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Delapre Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.1 miles
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 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
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Hunsbury Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- The Abbey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Wootton Park School All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 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 St Mary's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Mary's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Mary's Day Nursery take?
St Mary's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Mary's Day Nursery?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Mary's Day Nursery?
You can call 01604 767923 and visit stmarysdaynursery.co.uk.
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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 220164 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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