Full-day nursery in Hanchett End, Suffolk
Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill
Haverhill Research Park, Three Counties Way, HAVERHILL, CB9 7SW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Haverhill Research Park, Three Counties Way, HAVERHILL, CB9 7SW · More nurseries in CB9
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Research Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 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 Haverhill is a full-day nursery at Haverhill Research Park, Three Counties Way, HAVERHILL, CB9 7SW, in Hanchett End, Suffolk. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 14 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Burton End Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 miles
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- Clements Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 miles
- Castle Manor Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 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 Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill Outstanding at its inspection on 15 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill take?
Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill?
Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill is run by Colourbox Montessori School Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
How do I contact Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill?
You can call 01440 704114 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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