Sessional pre-school in West Bergholt, Essex
MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school
ORPEN MEMORIAL HALL, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO6 3BW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
ORPEN MEMORIAL HALL, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO6 3BW · More nurseries in CO6
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Sackville Way, Orpen Hall and Donard Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pirie Green9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Erle Harvard Play Area 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 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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MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at ORPEN MEMORIAL HALL, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO6 3BW, in West Bergholt, Essex. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Holmwood House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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| Chesterwell Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Grove Preschool StanwaySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Holmwood House School ages 0–16has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Braiswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- 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 1.6 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.6 miles
- Doucecroft School ages 3–19 1.7 miles
- Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.8 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 MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school Good at its inspection on 16 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school take?
MW and H Ltd t/a Bluebell Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY472841 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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