Sessional pre-school in Smeeth, Kent
Rising Fives at Smeeth School
Smeeth Cp School, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RX · 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 September 2021Reference 2652124Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Smeeth Cp School, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RX · More nurseries in TN25
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Woolpack and Bridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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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Rising Fives at Smeeth School is a sessional pre-school at Smeeth Cp School, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RX, in Smeeth, Kent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Smeeth Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Caldecott Foundation School ages 5–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Mersham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.7 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 Rising Fives at Smeeth School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rising Fives at Smeeth School Outstanding at its inspection on 7 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rising Fives at Smeeth School take?
Rising Fives at Smeeth School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
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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 2652124 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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