Sessional pre-school in Borstal, Medway
ABC Pre-School Group
ABC Playgroup, 13-14 Mercury Close, Rochester, ME1 3AT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 1995Reference 103780Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places23 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 May 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
ABC Playgroup, 13-14 Mercury Close, Rochester, ME1 3AT · More nurseries in ME1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sunderland Close, Cookham Hill and The White Horse.
Parks and playgrounds
- Temple Marsh10 min walk
- Fort Clarence Gardens12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Medway there are about 4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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ABC Pre-School Group is a sessional pre-school at ABC Playgroup, 13-14 Mercury Close, Rochester, ME1 3AT, in Borstal, Medway. It is registered for 23 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Pre-School GroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St Andrew's School (Rochester) ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Delce Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Crest Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Cedar Children's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is ABC Pre-School Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ABC Pre-School Group Good at its inspection on 18 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ABC Pre-School Group take?
ABC Pre-School Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 23 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to ABC Pre-School Group?
Cuxton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 103780 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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