Sessional pre-school in Benenden, Kent
Benenden Preschool
St. Georges Cottage, The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Georges Cottage, The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DB · More nurseries in TN17
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Green, Crossroads and Village Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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.
What parents say
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Benenden Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St. Georges Cottage, The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4DB, in Benenden, Kent. It is registered for 17 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Benenden PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benenden Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Benenden Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Benenden Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 8 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Benenden Preschool take?
Benenden Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 17 children at any one time.
How do I contact Benenden Preschool?
You can call 01580 241137 and visit www.benendenpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2561206 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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