Sessional pre-school in Harrietsham, Kent
Harrietsham Preschool
St John the Baptist, Marley Road, Maidstone, ME17 1AX · 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 2020Reference 2606076Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 December 2021Food 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
St John the Baptist, Marley Road, Maidstone, ME17 1AX · More nurseries in ME17
Stations
- Harrietsham16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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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Harrietsham Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St John the Baptist, Marley Road, Maidstone, ME17 1AX, in Harrietsham, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Earley Springs ages 5–13 0.3 miles
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Lenham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.2 miles
- Platts Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.5 miles
- The Lenham School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.1 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 Harrietsham Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harrietsham Preschool Good at its inspection on 10 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harrietsham Preschool take?
Harrietsham Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Harrietsham Preschool?
Harrietsham is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 2606076 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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