Full-day nursery in Colchester, Essex
Lexden Lodge Kindergarten
26 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3QD · 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 July 2005Reference EY307729Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 17 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places125 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
26 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3QD · More nurseries in CO3
Stations
- Colchester Town24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Avenue, Beverley Road and Park Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Lexden Lodge Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 26 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3QD, in Colchester, Essex. It is registered for 125 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 16 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's School for Girls ages 2–17has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Kingswode Hoe School ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Hamilton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- North Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Prettygate Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Prettygate Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 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 Lexden Lodge Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lexden Lodge Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lexden Lodge Kindergarten take?
Lexden Lodge Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 125 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lexden Lodge Kindergarten?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lexden Lodge Kindergarten?
You can call 01206 574005 and visit www.lexdenlodge.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY307729 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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