Maidstone · ME16 8JS
Inspected by Ofsted on 31 July 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
On the Early Years Register.
Maidstone · ME16 8JS. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Hemsley House Nursery School in Maidstone was last inspected on 31 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Hemsley House Nursery School is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Hemsley House Nursery School is registered for up to 52 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Hemsley House Nursery School has been registered with Ofsted since 22 July 2022. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2685154.