Sessional pre-school in Nether Hall, Leicester
Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool
Netherhall Neighbourhood Centre, Armadale Drive, LEICESTER, LE5 1HH · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Netherhall Neighbourhood Centre, Armadale Drive, LEICESTER, LE5 1HH · More nurseries in LE5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkstone Road, Hartfield Road and Scraptoft Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ocean Road Open Space10 min walk
- Playground7 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Netherhall Neighbourhood Centre, Armadale Drive, LEICESTER, LE5 1HH, in Nether Hall, Leicester. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd.
Run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Bees Netherhall PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Humberstone Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Ark PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| The Scraptoft Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Footprints Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Footprints NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kiddycare Little WillowsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Elmbrook School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Netherhall Mead Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Humberstone Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Humberstone Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.7 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 Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool take?
Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool?
Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool is run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool?
You can call 07432 568942 and visit www.brightbees.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 EY464993 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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