Full-day nursery in Upper Fant, Kent
The Wendy House At St Michaels
St Michaels Hall, St Michaels Road, Maidstone, ME16 8BS · 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
St Michaels Hall, St Michaels Road, Maidstone, ME16 8BS · More nurseries in ME16
Stations
- Maidstone West11 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Maidstone Barracks17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Maidstone East23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Michael's Road, St Michael's Church and The Poplars.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cornwallis Park4 min walk
- Clare Park4 min walk
- Bridge Mill Way Play Area6 min walk
- Bridge Mill Way Play Area7 min walk
- Tovil Green Field10 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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The Wendy House At St Michaels is a full-day nursery at St Michaels Hall, St Michaels Road, Maidstone, ME16 8BS, in Upper Fant, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 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
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- West Borough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Brunswick House Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Bower Grove School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 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 The Wendy House At St Michaels's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Wendy House At St Michaels Good at its inspection on 21 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Wendy House At St Michaels take?
The Wendy House At St Michaels is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Wendy House At St Michaels?
Maidstone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Wendy House At St Michaels?
You can call 07788 180631 and visit thewendyhousemaidstone.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539768 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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