Sessional pre-school in Cheriton, Kent
St. Martin's Pre-School
Cheriton CP School, Church Road, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3EP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cheriton CP School, Church Road, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3EP · More nurseries in CT20
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadview, Roman Way and Tesco.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cheriton Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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St. Martin's Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Cheriton CP School, Church Road, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3EP, in Cheriton, Kent. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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
- Cheriton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Harcourt Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Sandgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Folkestone Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.7 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. Martin's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St. Martin's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St. Martin's Pre-School take?
St. Martin's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St. Martin's Pre-School?
Folkestone West is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St. Martin's Pre-School?
You can call 07948 517655.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495180 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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