Full-day nursery in Welford, West Northamptonshire
Welford Pre-School
The Mobile Unit, Welford Sibbertoft & Sulby Endowed School, West Street, Northampton, NN6 6HU · 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 August 2007Reference EY360214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 3 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Mobile Unit, Welford Sibbertoft & Sulby Endowed School, West Street, Northampton, NN6 6HU · More nurseries in NN6
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westfield Crescent, Demand Responsive Area and Orchard Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Welford Pocket Park4 min walk
- Welford Recreational Park6 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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Welford Pre-School is a full-day nursery at The Mobile Unit, Welford Sibbertoft & Sulby Endowed School, West Street, Northampton, NN6 6HU, in Welford, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welford Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Yelvertoft Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.3 miles |
| Stepping Stones Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 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 Welford Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Welford Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Welford Pre-School take?
Welford Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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 EY360214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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