Full-day nursery in The Hythe, Essex
Oaklea Montessori Cic
Magdalen Hall, Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2DE · 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
Magdalen Hall, Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2DE · More nurseries in CO1
Stations
- Colchester Town11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Hythe (Essex)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Cannon Street, Wimpole Road and Garrison Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Love Hill Lawn9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Oaklea Montessori Cic is a full-day nursery at Magdalen Hall, Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2DE, in The Hythe, Essex. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Oaklea Montessori Community Interest Company.
Run by Oaklea Montessori Community Interest Company (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. George's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Kendall Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St John's Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Unity Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Colchester Prep & High School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 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 Oaklea Montessori Cic's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oaklea Montessori Cic Good at its inspection on 11 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oaklea Montessori Cic take?
Oaklea Montessori Cic is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Oaklea Montessori Cic?
Oaklea Montessori Cic is run by Oaklea Montessori Community Interest Company, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Oaklea Montessori Cic?
Colchester Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oaklea Montessori Cic?
You can call 01206 587448 and visit www.oakleamontessori.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 EY542566 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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