Sessional pre-school in Old Catton, Norfolk
Busy Beavers Playgroup
Old Catton Village Hall, Church St, Old Catton, Norwich, NR6 7DR · 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
Old Catton Village Hall, Church St, Old Catton, Norwich, NR6 7DR · More nurseries in NR6
Parks and playgrounds
- Catton Park2 min walk
- Swansgate Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
© 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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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Busy Beavers Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Old Catton Village Hall, Church St, Old Catton, Norwich, NR6 7DR, in Old Catton, Norfolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Beavers PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Old Catton Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Once upon a time Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Sprowston Nursery PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich AirportFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| The Heathers NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Garrick Green Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Old Catton CofE VC Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Hall School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Lodge Lane Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- White Woman Lane Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Catton Grove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Sprowston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Sprowston Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 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 Busy Beavers Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Busy Beavers Playgroup Good at its inspection on 10 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Busy Beavers Playgroup take?
Busy Beavers Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Busy Beavers Playgroup?
You can call 07982 861795.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY356267 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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