Full-day nursery in Spinney Hill, West Northamptonshire
St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school
St. Matthews Preparatory School, 100 Park Avenue North, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JB · 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 2007Reference EY349315Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 January 2024Food 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
St. Matthews Preparatory School, 100 Park Avenue North, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JB · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including The Drive, Brookland Road and Tudor Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brookland Pocket Park2 min walk
- Bradlaugh Fields9 min walk
- Abington Park10 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 Matthews Nursery and Pre-school is a full-day nursery at St. Matthews Preparatory School, 100 Park Avenue North, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JB, in Spinney Hill, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 13 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cedar Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Kingsley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Wallace Road Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Eastfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Fairfields School ages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Stimpson Avenue Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Headlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 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 Matthews Nursery and Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school take?
St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school?
You can call 01604 712647 and visit www.stmatthewsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY349315 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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