Sessional pre-school in Willesborough, Kent
Willesborough Baptist Preschool
Willesborough Baptist Church, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QR · 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 December 2020Reference 2609381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 2025Food 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
Willesborough Baptist Church, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QR · More nurseries in TN24
Stations
- Ashford International18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hythe Road The New Fox Inn, Hunter Road The New Fox Inn and Osborne Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hunter Avenue Park8 min walk
- The Green12 min walk
- The Green12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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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Willesborough Baptist Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Willesborough Baptist Church, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QR, in Willesborough, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willesborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Willesborough Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Ashford School ages 0–20has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- East Stour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Victoria Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.4 miles
- Phoenix Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 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 Willesborough Baptist Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willesborough Baptist Preschool Good at its inspection on 8 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willesborough Baptist Preschool take?
Willesborough Baptist Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Willesborough Baptist Preschool?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Willesborough Baptist Preschool?
You can call 01233 632739 and visit www.willesboroughbaptist.church.
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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 2609381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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