Full-day nursery in Thanington, Kent
Wincheap Pre-School
Wincheap Foundation Primary School, Hollowmede, CANTERBURY, CT1 3SD · 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 March 2009Reference EY392216Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 May 2026Food 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
Wincheap Foundation Primary School, Hollowmede, CANTERBURY, CT1 3SD · More nurseries in CT1
Stations
- Canterbury East9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Canterbury West24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, Hollowmede and Hollow Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Martyrs' Field Memorial7 min walk
- Dane John Gardens10 min walk
- Garden of St Mary de Castro12 min walk
- Toddler's Cove12 min walk
- Wincheap Play Area playground2 min walk
- Lime Kiln Road Play Area playground6 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.
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Wincheap Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Wincheap Foundation Primary School, Hollowmede, CANTERBURY, CT1 3SD, in Thanington, Kent. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by City View Pre School and Nurseries Ltd.
Run by City View Pre School and Nurseries Ltd (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincheap 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
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.4 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 Wincheap Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wincheap Pre-School Good at its inspection on 22 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wincheap Pre-School take?
Wincheap Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Wincheap Pre-School?
Wincheap Pre-School is run by City View Pre School and Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Wincheap Pre-School?
Canterbury East is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wincheap Pre-School?
You can call 01227 471233.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY392216 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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