Nursing home · West Northamptonshire

The Cotswolds

178 Cotswold Avenue, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6DS

Good Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 9 months ago
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The Cotswolds is a nursing home in Northampton in West Northamptonshire, run by Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited (part of CareTech Community Services). It has 41 registered beds and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2025, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for safe. For comparison, 70% of care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 8 December 2025 Rated 9 months ago
  • 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?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in West Northamptonshire

The Cotswolds is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 9 other homes in West Northamptonshire. Of the 96 rated care homes here, 70% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 11 (11%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (3%)
  • Good 43 (42%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (27%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (6%)

Half of West Northamptonshire's ratings are more than 3.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited runs 8 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Outstanding, 5 Good.

  • Cunningham House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN7 2EY · Nursing home · 18 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Orchard House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN7 2EY · Nursing home · 22 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • The Oakleaf Care Group (Hartwell) Limited
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN7 2EY · Nursing home · 16 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Weston Favell Houses
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN3 3JT · Nursing home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Weston Favell Houses
    Weston Favell, West Northamptonshire · NN3 3EN · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Weston Favell Houses
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN3 3EN · Nursing home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago

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