Sessional pre-school in Bidborough, Kent
Bidborough Village Nursery School
Village Hall, Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 0XD · 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 September 2015Reference EY493468Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2024Food 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
Village Hall, Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 0XD · More nurseries in TN3
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Kentish Hare.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bidborough playground7 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.
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Bidborough Village Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 0XD, in Bidborough, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidborough Village Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Nexus Foundation Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Southborough CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.9 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.7 miles
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 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 Bidborough Village Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bidborough Village Nursery School Good at its inspection on 19 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bidborough Village Nursery School take?
Bidborough Village Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
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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 EY493468 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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