Full-day nursery in Bridge, Kent
Woodpeckers Nursery
Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5JX · 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 1996Reference 127785Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 October 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
Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5JX · More nurseries in CT4
Stations
- Bekesbourne24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Conyngham Lane and Station Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Woodpeckers Nursery is a full-day nursery at Conyngham Lane, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5JX, in Bridge, Kent. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.4 miles
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 1.6 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 Woodpeckers Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodpeckers Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodpeckers Nursery take?
Woodpeckers Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Woodpeckers Nursery?
Bekesbourne is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodpeckers Nursery?
You can call 01227 831159 and visit woodpeckersnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 127785 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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