Sessional pre-school in Riverview Park, Kent
St Aidans Nursery School
St. Aidens Nursery School, The Christopher Centre, The Alma, Leander Drive, GRAVESEND, DA12 4NG · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Aidens Nursery School, The Christopher Centre, The Alma, Leander Drive, GRAVESEND, DA12 4NG · More nurseries in DA12
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Gravesend Boat, Leander Drive and Vanessa Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Warren6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Children's Play Area - St. Patricks Gardens playground12 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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St Aidans Nursery School is a sessional pre-school at St. Aidens Nursery School, The Christopher Centre, The Alma, Leander Drive, GRAVESEND, DA12 4NG, in Riverview Park, Kent. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by St Aidans Nursery School Committee.
Run by St Aidans Nursery School Committee (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Riverview Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2021 0.1 miles
- Tymberwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Singlewell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Ifield School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- King's Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Westcourt Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Whitehill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 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 St Aidans Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Aidans Nursery School Good at its inspection on 12 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Aidans Nursery School take?
St Aidans Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs St Aidans Nursery School?
St Aidans Nursery School is run by St Aidans Nursery School Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 127570 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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