Sessional pre-school in Great Holm, Milton Keynes
Great Holm Pre-School
87 Kensington Drive, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AY · 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 December 1996Reference 141778Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 January 2025Food 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
87 Kensington Drive, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AY · More nurseries in MK8
Stations
- Milton Keynes Central21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Great Holm Local Centre, Haddon and Great Holm Medical Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lodge Lake5 min walk
- Loughton Valley Linear Park8 min walk
- Loughton Valley Linear Park9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Balance beam playground6 min walk
- 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 Milton Keynes 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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Great Holm Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at 87 Kensington Drive, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AY, in Great Holm, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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| Great Holm Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Loughton Manor First School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Holmwood School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Two Mile Ash School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Loughton School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Ashbrook School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Glastonbury Thorn School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- Whitehouse Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 Great Holm Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Great Holm Pre-School Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Great Holm Pre-School take?
Great Holm Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Great Holm Pre-School?
Milton Keynes Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Great Holm Pre-School?
You can call 01908 566459 and visit www.greatholmpreschool.com.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 141778 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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