Full-day nursery in Ramsgate, Kent
The Grange Montessori
Westcliff Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Westcliff Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LJ · More nurseries in CT11
Stations
- Ramsgate17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Cannonbury Road, Grange Road Roundabout and St Augustine's Abbey.
Parks and playgrounds
- Vale Square2 min walk
- Government Acre5 min walk
- Ellington Park10 min walk
- Prince Edward's Promenade12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Ellington Park Play Area 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 Grange Montessori is a full-day nursery at Westcliff Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LJ, in Ramsgate, Kent. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 23 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
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Priory Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Chilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- St Lawrence College Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Newlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 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 Grange Montessori's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Grange Montessori Outstanding at its inspection on 21 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Grange Montessori take?
The Grange Montessori is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
Who runs The Grange Montessori?
The Grange Montessori is run by Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Grange Montessori?
Ramsgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Grange Montessori?
You can call 01843 588840 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY413013 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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