Sessional pre-school in Colchester, Essex
Celtic Rose Center
St James Church Hall, Guildford Road, Colchester, CO1 2RB · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St James Church Hall, Guildford Road, Colchester, CO1 2RB · More nurseries in CO1
Stations
- Colchester Town10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Hythe (Essex)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Surgery, Brook Street and Coach Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Park7 min walk
- Lower Castle Park8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Celtic Rose Center is a sessional pre-school at St James Church Hall, Guildford Road, Colchester, CO1 2RB, in Colchester, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- St. George's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- North Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Kendall Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.9 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 Celtic Rose Center's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Celtic Rose Center Good at its inspection on 31 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Celtic Rose Center take?
Celtic Rose Center is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Celtic Rose Center?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Celtic Rose Center?
You can call 01206 871365.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY547291 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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