Sessional pre-school in Lower Higham, Kent
Higham Village Pre-School
The Pavilion, School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL · 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 March 2024Reference 2767324Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 February 2025Ofsted · 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 20 May 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
The Pavilion, School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL · More nurseries in ME3
Stations
- Higham7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including School Lane Telephone Box.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Higham Village Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Pavilion, School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL, in Lower Higham, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Higham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Gad's Hill School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Shorne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Temple Mill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.7 miles
- Leigh Academy Strood Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 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 Higham Village Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Higham Village Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Higham Village Pre-School take?
Higham Village Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Higham Village Pre-School?
Higham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2767324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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