SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Althorp Grange is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Althorp Grange is a 57-bed nursing home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, run by St. Matthews Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in West Northamptonshire has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2025. Safe, caring and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in February 2024, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. Ratings in West Northamptonshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
Pytchley Court Nursing Home, 4.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 7 homes run by St. Matthews Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
