Sessional pre-school in Stanhope, Kent
Kingsnorth Little Stars
Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Ashford, TN23 3EF · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Ashford, TN23 3EF · More nurseries in TN23
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Head, Park Farm Roundabout and Forestall Meadow.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Park Farm Park playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Kingsnorth Little Stars is a sessional pre-school at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Ashford, TN23 3EF, in Stanhope, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsnorth Little StarsThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Furley Park Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy All-throughages 0–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Finberry Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- East Stour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Beaver Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.4 miles
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 1.4 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 Kingsnorth Little Stars's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingsnorth Little Stars Outstanding at its inspection on 9 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kingsnorth Little Stars take?
Kingsnorth Little Stars is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kingsnorth Little Stars?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2769618 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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