Whitehills Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Whitehills Nursery School is a nursery school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Acre Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 8DF
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 40 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 31
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Children learn and play together happily at this warm and inclusive nursery school.”
- “Adults take the time to understand the needs of the children in their care.”
- “They ensure that the support children receive is well matched to their needs.”
To improve
- “However, some further refinement is needed in aspects of the planned curriculum.”
- “However, some of the knowledge that children need to recall and remember is not precise enough.”
- “Sometimes, the curriculum does not consider how gaps in children’s vocabulary and early conceptual development will be secured.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Highfield Pre-School 0.3 mi Good
- Happy Days Nursery 0.8 mi Good
- The Red Brick Day Nursery 0.8 mi Good
- Sunnyside Pre-School Playgroup 0.9 mi Good
- The Redbrick Day Nursery - Kingswell Road 1.0 mi Good
- Kings Pre-School 1.2 mi Good
- Caring Kindergartens 1.4 mi Good
- St Paul's Playgroup 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade