Sessional pre-school in Willington, Kent
Willow Rise Pre-School
Downswood Community Centre, Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG · 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
Downswood Community Centre, Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG · More nurseries in ME15
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Horton Downs, Gorham Drive and Foxden Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mallards Way Park5 min walk
- Mote Park6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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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Willow Rise Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Downswood Community Centre, Chiltern Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8XG, in Willington, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 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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| Willow Rise Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Madginford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Thurnham Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Roseacre Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Senacre Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Leigh Academy Molehill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Park Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 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 Willow Rise Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Rise Pre-School Good at its inspection on 21 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Rise Pre-School take?
Willow Rise Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Willow Rise Pre-School?
Bearsted is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Willow Rise Pre-School?
You can call 07857 835063.
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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 127777 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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