Sessional pre-school in Queens Park, West Northamptonshire
St Paul's Playgroup
Semilong Community Centre, Norfolk Terrace, Northampton, NN2 6HS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 1999Reference 220081Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 December 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Semilong Community Centre, Norfolk Terrace, Northampton, NN2 6HS · More nurseries in NN2
Stations
- Northampton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Currie Road, Arnold Road and Norfolk Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Racecourse6 min walk
- Kingsthorpe Park10 min walk
- Millers Meadow11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 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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St Paul's Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Semilong Community Centre, Norfolk Terrace, Northampton, NN2 6HS, in Queens Park, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 30 children. Its Ofsted report card (December 2025) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met.
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| St Paul's PlaygroupThis nursery | Report card 2025 | 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
- Northampton International Academy All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Castle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Earl Spencer Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Fairfields School ages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- New Horizons Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2023 0.6 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 Paul's Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
St Paul's Playgroup was inspected on 1 December 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can St Paul's Playgroup take?
St Paul's Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Paul's Playgroup?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 220081 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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