What Ofsted grade does Roade Rascals have?

Roade Rascals has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 2 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Roade Rascals take?

Ofsted registers Roade Rascals for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Northampton has 58.

How much does Roade Rascals cost?

Roade Rascals sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Roade Rascals offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Roade Rascals how it offers them.

When was Roade Rascals last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Roade Rascals on 2 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Roade Rascals?

Nearby in NN7: Adorables Day Nursery, Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green, Weedon Bec Pre-School.

Roade Rascals

Day nursery in Northampton, NN7. Part of the West Northamptonshire council area.

Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Northampton, NN7 2LS

18 places

2015 registered with Ofsted

7 of 81 in our Northampton ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 2 February 2026

Ofsted report card for Roade Rascals
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Roade Rascals sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Roade Rascals against Northampton

	Roade Rascals	Northampton average
Places	18	58
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Roade Rascals

What Ofsted grade does Roade Rascals have?: Roade Rascals has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 2 February 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Roade Rascals take?: Ofsted registers Roade Rascals for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Northampton has 58.
How much does Roade Rascals cost?: Roade Rascals sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Roade Rascals offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Roade Rascals how it offers them.
When was Roade Rascals last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Roade Rascals on 2 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Roade Rascals?: Nearby in NN7: Adorables Day Nursery, Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green, Weedon Bec Pre-School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.