Full-day nursery in Humberstone, Leicester
Bright Bees Nursery
394 Gipsy Lane, LEICESTER, LE4 7DA · 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 April 2010Reference EY407679Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places135 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 January 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
394 Gipsy Lane, LEICESTER, LE4 7DA · More nurseries in LE4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Northfield Road, Hampden Road and Ireton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Towers Park5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 394 Gipsy Lane, LEICESTER, LE4 7DA, in Humberstone, Leicester. It is registered for 135 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 101 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd.
Run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 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
- North Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.1 miles
- Wyvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Merrydale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Merrydale Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Rushey Mead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Falcons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Bees Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Bees Nursery take?
Bright Bees Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 135 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Bees Nursery?
Bright Bees Nursery is run by Bright Bees Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Bees Nursery?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Bees Nursery?
You can call 0116 276 7492 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 · 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY407679 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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