Full-day nursery in Highwoods, Essex
Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School
68 Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9XN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
68 Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9XN · More nurseries in CO4
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Brinkley Lane, Trebor and Regents Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- High Woods Country Park10 min walk
- Mill Road Sports Ground12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School is a full-day nursery at 68 Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9XN, in Highwoods, Essex. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Seymour House Ltd..
Run by Seymour House Ltd. (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkley Lane Day Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Abacus Little LearnersSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Highwoods Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Friars Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Camulos Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Queen Boudica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.3 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 Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School Outstanding at its inspection on 26 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School take?
Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School?
Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School is run by Seymour House Ltd., which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School?
Colchester is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School?
You can call 01206 852525 and visit www.seymourhouse.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
- 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 EY472643 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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