Fordcombe, Kent · TN3 0RY
Inspected by Ofsted on 12 December 2025 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.
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.
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.
On the Early Years Register.
Fordcombe, Kent · TN3 0RY. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Fordcombe Preschool Limited in Fordcombe, Kent was last inspected on 12 December 2025. 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 — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected 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.
Fordcombe Preschool Limited is registered for children aged 1 to 4.
Fordcombe Preschool Limited is registered for up to 26 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Fordcombe Preschool Limited has been registered with Ofsted since 31 August 2023. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2747360.