Full-day nursery in Shrub End, Essex
Holly Corner Kindergarten
104 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RX · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
104 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RX · More nurseries in CO3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Winston Avenue, Boadicea Way North and Walnut Tree Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Baden Powell Drive 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.
What parents say
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Holly Corner Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 104 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RX, in Shrub End, Essex. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Corner KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Plume Avenue NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Centre Preschool (Colchester) CIOSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Christchurch PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Butterfly Blue Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Lexden Lodge KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Prettygate Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Prettygate Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Kings Ford Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Gosbecks Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Hamilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- St Mary's School for Girls ages 2–17has a nursery class 0.9 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 Holly Corner Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holly Corner Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 20 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holly Corner Kindergarten take?
Holly Corner Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Holly Corner Kindergarten?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holly Corner Kindergarten?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit www.hollycorner.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 402169 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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