Full-day nursery in Grove Green, Kent
Pennies at Newnham Court
Newnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5LH · 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 January 2005Reference EY284697Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places131 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 August 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
Newnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5LH · More nurseries in ME14
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Maidstone Crematorium and Hilton Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Pennies at Newnham Court is a full-day nursery at Newnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5LH, in Grove Green, Kent. It is registered for 131 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.6 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennies at Newnham CourtThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woodlands Under 5's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Pennies Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Fledgelings NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Penenden Heath Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Weavering Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Trinity Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leigh Academy Bearsted Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.4 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 0.7 miles
- Sandling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- St Paul's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- Roseacre Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- North Borough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Thurnham Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 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 Pennies at Newnham Court's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pennies at Newnham Court Good at its inspection on 10 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pennies at Newnham Court take?
Pennies at Newnham Court is registered with Ofsted for up to 131 children at any one time.
Who runs Pennies at Newnham Court?
Pennies at Newnham Court is run by Pennies Day Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pennies at Newnham Court?
Bearsted is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pennies at Newnham Court?
You can call 01622 737733 and visit www.pennies.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY284697 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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