Full-day nursery in Margate, Kent
Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate
Tempest House, 10 Cowper Road, MARGATE, CT9 1SX · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2012Reference EY450900Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 December 2024Food 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
Tempest House, 10 Cowper Road, MARGATE, CT9 1SX · More nurseries in CT9
Stations
- Margate15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including The Oxford, St John's Church and Mill Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hawley Square5 min walk
- Dane Park6 min walk
- Tivoli Park11 min walk
- Hartsdown Park11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Dane Park Play Area playground9 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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Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate is a full-day nursery at Tempest House, 10 Cowper Road, MARGATE, CT9 1SX, in Margate, Kent. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 33 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
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Salmestone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Drapers Mills Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Cliftonville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Northdown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 1.0 miles
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 1.5 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 Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate Outstanding at its inspection on 23 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate take?
Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate?
Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate is run by Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate?
Margate is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Margate?
You can call 01843 290675 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY450900 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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