Full-day nursery in Birchington, Kent
Noah's Ark Nursery School
The Bristol Huts, Birchington Primary School, Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS · 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 August 1996Reference 127411Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 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
The Bristol Huts, Birchington Primary School, Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS · More nurseries in CT7
Stations
- Birchington-on-Sea13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, The Square and King's Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birchington (War Memorial) Recreation Ground2 min walk
- Quex Park5 min walk
- Crispe Park7 min walk
- Dog Acre11 min walk
- Dog Acre11 min walk
- Birchington Recreation Play Area playground2 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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Noah's Ark Nursery School is a full-day nursery at The Bristol Huts, Birchington Primary School, Park Lane, Birchington, CT7 0AS, in Birchington, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 9 reviews (November 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
- Birchington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Maple Haven Ltd ages 4–18 0.3 miles
- The Llewellyn School and Nursery ages 2–25 0.3 miles
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- St Crispin's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- King Ethelbert School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Ursuline College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 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 Noah's Ark Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Noah's Ark Nursery School Good at its inspection on 21 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Noah's Ark Nursery School take?
Noah's Ark Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Noah's Ark Nursery School?
Birchington-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Noah's Ark Nursery School?
You can call 01843 843135.
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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 127411 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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