Full-day nursery in Barrow, Suffolk
Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow
Church Road, Barrow, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 5AU · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2020Reference 2611543Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Church Road, Barrow, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 5AU · More nurseries in IP29
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Three Horseshoes.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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 Suffolk there are about 3.5 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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Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow is a full-day nursery at Church Road, Barrow, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 5AU, in Barrow, Suffolk. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 18 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Colourbox Montessori School Ltd.
Run by Colourbox Montessori School Ltd (school), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Horringer Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
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What is Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow Outstanding at its inspection on 7 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow?
Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow is run by Colourbox Montessori School Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
How do I contact Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow?
You can call 01284 834812 and visit colourboxmontessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2611543 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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