Full-day nursery in Cliftonville, Kent
The Avenues Montessori
406 Northdown Road, MARGATE, CT9 3PG · 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 June 2010Reference EY413016Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 June 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
406 Northdown Road, MARGATE, CT9 3PG · More nurseries in CT9
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Holly Lane Post Office, Palm Bay Garage and Holly Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northdown Park8 min walk
- Northdown Park Road Play area playground7 min walk
- Northdown Park Play Ground playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Millmead Road 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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The Avenues Montessori is a full-day nursery at 406 Northdown Road, MARGATE, CT9 3PG, in Cliftonville, Kent. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 25 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cliftonville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Northdown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.4 miles
- Palm Bay Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.2 miles
- St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- Salmestone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 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 The Avenues Montessori's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Avenues Montessori Good at its inspection on 24 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Avenues Montessori take?
The Avenues Montessori is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs The Avenues Montessori?
The Avenues Montessori is run by Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Avenues Montessori?
Margate is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Avenues Montessori?
You can call 01843 221155 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY413016 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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