Full-day nursery in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove
Bee In The Woods Kindergarten
Foredown Woods, Foredown Allotments, Thornbush Crescent,Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Foredown Woods, Foredown Allotments, Thornbush Crescent,Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GW · More nurseries in BN41
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Sycamore Close, Warrior Close and Foredown Tower.
Parks and playgrounds
- Benfield Valley3 min walk
- Warrior Park4 min walk
- Benfield Valley7 min walk
- Greenleas10 min walk
- St Helen's Park10 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 Brighton and Hove there are about 2.2 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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Bee In The Woods Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Foredown Woods, Foredown Allotments, Thornbush Crescent,Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GW, in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hill Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Mile Oak Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Hangleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Brackenbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Benfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.9 miles
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 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 Bee In The Woods Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bee In The Woods Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 16 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bee In The Woods Kindergarten take?
Bee In The Woods Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bee In The Woods Kindergarten?
Portslade is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bee In The Woods Kindergarten?
You can call 07880 727679 and visit www.beeinthewoods.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY557571 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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