Full-day nursery in Bockhanger, Kent
Monkeys Pre-School
Phoenix Community Primary School, Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LS · 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 2018Reference EY558205Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 May 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 2026Food 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
Phoenix Community Primary School, Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LS · More nurseries in TN24
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Bockhanger Parade Shops, Grasmere Road and Nine Acres.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Green5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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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Monkeys Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Phoenix Community Primary School, Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LS, in Bockhanger, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Phoenix Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Kennington Church of England Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Downs View Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Goat Lees Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Ashford School ages 0–20has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 miles
- Repton Manor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Monkeys Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkeys Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkeys Pre-School take?
Monkeys Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkeys Pre-School?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkeys Pre-School?
You can call 07860 169353.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY558205 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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