Sessional pre-school in Far Cotton, West Northamptonshire
Sun Beams
c/o Delapre Primary School, Rothersthorpe Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8JA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
c/o Delapre Primary School, Rothersthorpe Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8JA · More nurseries in NN4
Stations
- Northampton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Delapre Street, Lauderdale Avenue and Towcester Road Rec.
Parks and playgrounds
- Far Cotton Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Duston Mill Reservoir11 min walk
- Hunsbury Hill Country Park12 min walk
- Delapre Estate12 min walk
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
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Sun Beams is a sessional pre-school at c/o Delapre Primary School, Rothersthorpe Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8JA, in Far Cotton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Delapre Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Hospital and Outreach Education ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 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 0.4 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 0.6 miles
- The Abbey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 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 Sun Beams's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sun Beams Good at its inspection on 12 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sun Beams take?
Sun Beams is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sun Beams?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sun Beams?
You can call 01604 674620.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY276045 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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