Full-day nursery in Northborough, Peterborough
Sunflower Seed Preschool
Church Street, Northborough, Peterborough, PE6 9BN · 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 November 2018Reference 2504496Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Church Street, Northborough, Peterborough, PE6 9BN · More nurseries in PE6
Parks and playgrounds
- Northborough Playing Fields11 min walk
- Northborough Play Area playground11 min walk
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Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Peterborough there are about 3.1 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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Sunflower Seed Preschool is a full-day nursery at Church Street, Northborough, Peterborough, PE6 9BN, in Northborough, Peterborough. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Northborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 1.2 miles
- Linchfield Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 miles
- Market Deeping Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.9 miles
- The Deepings School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 1.4 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 Sunflower Seed Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflower Seed Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflower Seed Preschool take?
Sunflower Seed Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
Tools for parents in Peterborough
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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.
- © 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 2504496 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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