Full-day nursery in Penn, Wolverhampton
Barts Busy Bees
St. Bartholomew's Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2016Reference EY538523Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Bartholomew's Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HU · More nurseries in WV4
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including St Bartholomew School, Lea Manor Drive and The Fold.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodlands Walk10 min walk
- Muchall Park11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Wolverhampton there are about 5.6 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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Barts Busy Bees is a full-day nursery at St. Bartholomew's Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HU, in Penn, Wolverhampton. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Childcare LLP.
Run by Busy Childcare LLP (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Barts Busy BeesThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Penn Hall School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.2 miles
- Springdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Ladybird Manor School ages 5–16 0.7 miles
- Woodfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Warstones Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- Penn Fields School ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Barts Busy Bees's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barts Busy Bees Outstanding at its inspection on 6 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barts Busy Bees take?
Barts Busy Bees is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Barts Busy Bees?
Barts Busy Bees is run by Busy Childcare LLP, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Barts Busy Bees?
You can call 07855 915289 and visit bartsbusybees.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
- 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 EY538523 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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