Sessional pre-school in Stanway, Essex
Grove Preschool Stanway
50 New Farm Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PG · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
50 New Farm Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PG · More nurseries in CO3
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Oatfield Close, New Farm Road and Garage.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wheatfield road park6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Grove Preschool Stanway is a sessional pre-school at 50 New Farm Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0PG, in Stanway, Essex. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Preschool StanwayThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery StanwayFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Stanway Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Centre Preschool (Colchester) CIOSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Plume Avenue NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Old Schoolhouse KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lexden Springs School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Stanway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Home Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Stanway Fiveways Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Holmwood House School ages 0–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Lakelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.7 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 Grove Preschool Stanway's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grove Preschool Stanway Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grove Preschool Stanway take?
Grove Preschool Stanway is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Grove Preschool Stanway?
You can call 07443 966478 and visit grovepreschool.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 2735046 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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