Full-day nursery in Ardleigh, Essex
Orchard Barn Nursery
Redbury Barns, Redbury Farm, Colchester Road, Colchester, CO7 7PQ · 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
Redbury Barns, Redbury Farm, Colchester Road, Colchester, CO7 7PQ · More nurseries in CO7
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Wooden Fender.
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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Orchard Barn Nursery is a full-day nursery at Redbury Barns, Redbury Farm, Colchester Road, Colchester, CO7 7PQ, in Ardleigh, Essex. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 25 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 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 Orchard Barn Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Orchard Barn Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Orchard Barn Nursery take?
Orchard Barn Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs Orchard Barn Nursery?
Orchard Barn Nursery is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited, which runs 25 nurseries.
How do I contact Orchard Barn Nursery?
You can call 01206 231911 and visit orchardbarnsardleigh.com.
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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.
- 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 2550202 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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