Full-day nursery in Colchester, Essex
Banana Moon Colchester
Oyster Court, St. Helens Lane, Colchester, CO1 1TY · 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 February 2016Reference EY496549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places106 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 August 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
Oyster Court, St. Helens Lane, Colchester, CO1 1TY · More nurseries in CO1
Stations
- Colchester Town9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Colchester18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including The George, Angel Court and High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Park2 min walk
- Lower Castle Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Banana Moon Colchester is a full-day nursery at Oyster Court, St. Helens Lane, Colchester, CO1 1TY, in Colchester, Essex. It is registered for 106 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 39 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- North Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Kingswode Hoe School ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- St. George's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Hamilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Banana Moon Colchester's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Colchester Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Colchester take?
Banana Moon Colchester is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Colchester?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Colchester?
You can call 01206 549946 and visit www.bananamoon-colchester.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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