Full-day nursery in Horkesley Heath, Essex
Holmwood House Nursery
Holmwood House Nursery, 151 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DY · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2019Reference 2499293Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Holmwood House Nursery, 151 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DY · More nurseries in CO6
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.
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Holmwood House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Holmwood House Nursery, 151 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4DY, in Horkesley Heath, Essex. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 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 Holmwood House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holmwood House Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holmwood House Nursery take?
Holmwood House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact Holmwood House Nursery?
You can call 01206 273827 and visit www.holmwood.house.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2499293 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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