Full-day nursery in Upper Fant, Kent
Hemsley House Nursery School
137 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, ME16 8JS · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2022Reference 2685154Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 2026Food 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
137 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, ME16 8JS · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Maidstone West14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Maidstone Barracks18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including The Poplars, Upper Fant Road and St Michael's Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clare Park2 min walk
- Cornwallis Park5 min walk
- Bridge Mill Way Play Area7 min walk
- Bridge Mill Way Play Area8 min walk
- Tovil Green Field10 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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Hemsley House Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 137 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, ME16 8JS, in Upper Fant, Kent. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Storal Nurseries Limited.
Run by Storal Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 29 nurseries.
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| Hemsley House Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Bower Grove School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 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 Hemsley House Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hemsley House Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 16 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hemsley House Nursery School take?
Hemsley House Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Hemsley House Nursery School?
Hemsley House Nursery School is run by Storal Nurseries Limited, which runs 29 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hemsley House Nursery School?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hemsley House Nursery School?
You can call 01622 692977 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2685154 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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