Sessional pre-school in Willington, Kent
Madginford Pre-School
Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH · 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 October 1991Reference 127361Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 March 2022Food 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
Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH · More nurseries in ME15
Stations
- Bearsted23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Egremont Road Shops, Merton Road and Royston Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mallards Way Park5 min walk
- Mote Park6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Madginford Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH, in Willington, Kent. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Madginford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Thurnham Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Roseacre Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Senacre Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Leigh Academy Bearsted Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.3 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 Madginford Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Madginford Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Madginford Pre-School take?
Madginford Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Madginford Pre-School?
Bearsted is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 127361 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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