Sessional pre-school in Leybourne, Kent
Leybourne Pre-School Limited
Village Hall, Little Market Row, Leybourne, WEST MALLING, ME19 5QL · 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 November 2024Reference 2818974Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 April 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 17 March 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
Village Hall, Little Market Row, Leybourne, WEST MALLING, ME19 5QL · More nurseries in ME19
Stations
- West Malling18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Old Rectory, Baywell and Barleycorn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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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Leybourne Pre-School Limited is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Little Market Row, Leybourne, WEST MALLING, ME19 5QL, in Leybourne, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Lunsford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Brookfield Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Lift St James the Great Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Brookfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 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 Leybourne Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Leybourne Pre-School Limited Good at its inspection on 23 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Leybourne Pre-School Limited take?
Leybourne Pre-School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Leybourne Pre-School Limited?
West Malling is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 2818974 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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