Full-day nursery in Brandfold, Kent
Harpers Nursery school
Harpers Farm, Summerhill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1JU · 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.
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Harpers Farm, Summerhill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1JU · More nurseries in TN17
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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Harpers Nursery school is a full-day nursery at Harpers Farm, Summerhill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1JU, in Brandfold, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Harpers Nursery schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- Leigh Academy Horsmonden Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 miles
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What is Harpers Nursery school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harpers Nursery school Outstanding at its inspection on 15 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harpers Nursery school take?
Harpers Nursery school is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Harpers Nursery school?
You can call 01580 211236.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127225 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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