Full-day nursery in Thanington, Kent
New House Nursery School
9 New House Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7BG · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2000Reference 127403Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 2 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
9 New House Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7BG · More nurseries in CT4
Parks and playgrounds
- Hollow Lane Play Area playground12 min walk
© 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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New House Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 9 New House Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7BG, in Thanington, Kent. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.4 miles
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.6 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.7 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.8 miles
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.8 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 New House Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated New House Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 13 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can New House Nursery School take?
New House Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to New House Nursery School?
Canterbury East is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact New House Nursery School?
You can call 01227 765413 and visit www.newhousenurseryschool.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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 127403 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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