Full-day nursery in Penwortham, Lancashire
Kensington Nursery
Kensington Nursery School, 44-46 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0EE · 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 July 2022Reference 2691126Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 February 2024Food 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
Kensington Nursery School, 44-46 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0EE · More nurseries in PR1
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Shaftsbury Avenue, St Teresa's Church and Clive Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Playing Field2 min walk
- Playground4 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Kensington Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kensington Nursery School, 44-46 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, PRESTON, PR1 0EE, in Penwortham, Lancashire. It is registered for 50 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 from 28 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Townley House Nursery Limited.
Run by Townley House Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Penwortham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Whitefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Stephen's CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 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 Kensington Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kensington Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kensington Nursery take?
Kensington Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Kensington Nursery?
Kensington Nursery is run by Townley House Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kensington Nursery?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kensington Nursery?
You can call 01772 749888 and visit www.kensington-nursery.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 2691126 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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