Sessional pre-school in Knatts Valley, Kent
West Kingsdown Pre-school
School Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6JN · 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 December 1999Reference 127761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
School Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6JN · More nurseries in TN15
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Millview Park and The Portobello Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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West Kingsdown Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at School Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6JN, in Knatts Valley, Kent. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2025, 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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| West Kingsdown Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Birtley House Independent School ages 5–11 0.8 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 West Kingsdown Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated West Kingsdown Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 6 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can West Kingsdown Pre-school take?
West Kingsdown Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
How do I contact West Kingsdown Pre-school?
You can call 01474 854897 and visit westkingsdownpreschool.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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