★OutstandingSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: OutstandingRated 3 years ago↑ Up from Req. improvementNew owner since July 2026
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
The home changed owner in July 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited runs Blakesley, a residential care home in Towcester, West Northamptonshire with room for 6 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for West Northamptonshire, where the median is 22 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in October 2023. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in January 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The home changed owner in July 2026. It is one of 4 homes run by Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding.
