Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Lambert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- URN
- 121788
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604642118
About this school
Parklands Nursery School is a nursery school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 57 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Trends over time
How Parklands Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report3 June 2025
- 5 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallace Road Nursery School0.8 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Whitehills Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families2.3 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Gloucester Nursery School3.8 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery7.2 miles
Nursery · Wellingborough
Other schools in Northampton
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
- Gloucester Nursery School Nursery
- Wallace Road Nursery School Nursery
- Whitehills Nursery School Nursery
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
- Blackthorn Primary School Primary
- Blisworth Community Primary School Primary
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Boughton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parklands Nursery School teach?
- Parklands Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Parklands Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Parklands Nursery School is Mrs Lyndsey Lambert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parklands Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parklands Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Parklands Nursery School?
- Parklands Nursery School has 57 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Parklands Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Parklands Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parklands Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parklands Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Parklands Nursery School?
- Parklands Nursery School is part of the Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Parklands Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Parklands Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.